Kami-Igusa Station Explained
is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Kami-Igusa Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from in Tokyo to in Saitama Prefecture.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms
History
Kami-Igusa Station opened on 16 April 1927.[1] Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kami-Igusa Station becoming "SS12".[2]
On 23 March 2008, a bronze statue of the RX-78-2 Gundam was erected at the south entrance of the station to honor the animation studio Sunrise, which is located in Suginami.[3] In addition, the station started using a keyboard rendition of the Mobile Suit Gundam theme song as its train melody.[4] [5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was the 51st busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 20,030 passengers daily.[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|
| 2009 | 20,694[7] |
| 2010 | 19,944 |
| 2011 | 19,740[8] |
| 2012 | 19,707 |
| 2013 | 20,030 | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 227. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf. ja:西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します. Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations. 23 February 2012. News Release. Seibu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 2 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101130/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf. 24 September 2015.
- Web site: ガンダムのブロンズ像、西武新宿線 上井草駅前の大地に立つ！ . Gundam.info . 25 March 2008 . 5 February 2023.
- Web site: 上井草駅の新名物「ガンダム発車ベル」に隠された秘密とは!? . ITMedia . 2008-04-04 . 2023-06-23.
- ガンダムモニュメント、上井草駅に立つ！ . . 2008-03-23 . 2023-06-23.
- Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/06/05/2013jyoukou.pdf . ja:駅別乗降人員 2013（平成25）年度 1日平均 . Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013) . Japanese . Japan . Seibu Railway . 17 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171300/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/06/05/2013jyoukou.pdf . 14 July 2014 .
- Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2010joukou.pdf . ja:駅別乗降人員 2010（平成22）年度 1日平均 . Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010) . Japanese . Japan . Seibu Railway . 17 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110626044558/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2010joukou.pdf . 26 June 2011 .
- Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/05/31/2011joukou.pdf . ja:駅別乗降人員 2011（平成23）年度 1日平均 . Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011) . Japanese . Japan . Seibu Railway . 17 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121101063659/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/05/31/2011joukou.pdf . 1 November 2012 .
