Kami-Itabashi Station Explained


Kami-Itabashi Station
Map Dot Label:Kami-Itabashi Station
Native Name:上板橋駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-36-7 Kami-Itabashi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-0076
Country:Japan
Operator: Tobu Railway
Line: Tobu Tojo Line
Distance:6.0 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Connections:Bus stop
Code:TJ-07
Opened:17 June 1914
Passengers:48,882 daily
Pass Year:FY2010
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Kami-Itabashi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from in Tokyo. Located between and, it is 6.0 km from the Tokyo terminus at Ikebukuro Station. "Local" (all-stations) and Semi Express[2] services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Platforms 2 and 4 are generally used to allow non-stop trains to pass stopping trains.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 17 June 1914.[4]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kami-Itabashi Station becoming "TJ-07".[5]

From March 2023, Kami-Itabashi Station became a Semi Express stop following the abolishment of the Rapid (快速, Kaisoku) service and reorganization of the Tōbu Tōjō Line services.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 48,882 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

35.7634°N 139.6766°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kami-Itabashi Station information. Japan. Japanese. Tobu Railway. 30 September 2009.
  2. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
  3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  4. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja:データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 200. 4-87366-874-3.
  5. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. ja:「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します. Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time. 9 February 2012. Tobu News. Tobu Railway. Japanese. 20 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. 8 August 2012. dead.
  6. Web site: 東武東上線の快速列車が廃止に . 18 March 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  7. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/rail/frail_2_2.html. ja:駅情報(乗降人員). Station information (Passenger statistics). Japanese. Japan. Tobu Railway. 14 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120101212234/http://www.tobu.co.jp/rail/frail_2_2.html. 1 January 2012.