Shiinamachi Station Explained


Shiinamachi Station
Native Name:椎名町駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-1-22 Nagasaki, Toshima, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Operator:Seibu Railway
Line:Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Code:SI02
Opened:11 June 1924
Passengers:18,664 daily
Pass Year:FY2013

is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Shiinamachi Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo to in Saitama Prefecture, and is located 1.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.[2]

Platforms

History

Shiinamachi Station opened on 11 June 1924.[1] The name was taken from the original name of the district in which the station was located, although it is now named Nagasaki.[2]

Station numbering was introduced during fiscal 2012, with Shiinamachi Station becoming "SI02".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 55th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 18,664 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
200021,476
200918,633[5]
2010 17,937[6]
2011 17,638[7]
2012 18,027
2013 18,664

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Shiinamachi → Ikebukuro was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[8]

External links

35.7265°N 139.6943°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 201. 4-87366-874-3.
  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 . 29/63. 978-4-06-270072-6.
  3. 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. 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. 2015-09-24. 10 February 2013. dead.
  4. 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. 22 June 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.
  5. 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. 26 January 2013. 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.
  6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 26 January 2013.
  7. 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. 26 January 2013. 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.
  8. Web site: 2017-05-04 . Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo . 2024-08-11 . Blog . en-US.