Itabashi Station Explained


Itabashi Station
Native Name:板橋駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR East
Address:1 Itabashi, Itabashi, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Operator:JR East
Line: Saikyo Line
Opened:1 March 1885
Passengers:30,168 daily
Pass Year:FY2011

is a railway station on the Saikyo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Itabashi Station is served by the Akabane Line between Ikebukuro and Akabane stations, which forms part of the Saikyo Line which runs between in Tokyo and in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains continue northward to via the Kawagoe Line and southward to via the TWR Rinkai Line. The station is located 1.8 km north of Ikebukuro Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.[2]

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

History

Itabashi Station opened on 1 March 1885.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 30,168 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 28,522[4]
2005 29,348[5]
2010 29,871[6]
2011 30,168

Surrounding area

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=132. ja:各駅情報(板橋駅) . Station Information: Itabashi Station. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 6 November 2012.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第12巻 東京都心北部 . Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo . Kodansha . March 2011 . Japan . 18–51. 978-4-06-270072-6.
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 6 November 2012.
  4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 6 November 2012.
  5. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 6 November 2012.
  6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 6 November 2012.