Shimo-Itabashi Station Explained


Shimo-Itabashi Station
Map Dot Label:Shimo-Itabashi Station
Native Name:下板橋駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:4-43-11 Ikebukuro-honchō, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0011
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.7457°N 139.7148°W
Operator: Tobu Railway
Line: Tobu Tojo Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:2.0 km from
Structure:At-grade
Accessible:Yes
Code:TJ-03
Rebuilt:1935
Passengers:15,728 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Despite its name, the station is not actually located in Itabashi, Tokyo.

Lines

Shimo-Itabashi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from in Tokyo. Located between and, it is 2.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The main (north) entrance leads directly onto the up (Ikebukuro-bound) platform 2, with passenger access to the down platform 1 via an underground passage. An additional entrance (south entrance) is open during the morning and evening peak hours. Toilet facilities are provided on platform 2.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 May 1914.[2] At the time of its opening, the station was located in the town of Itabashi (later becoming Itabashi Ward), and took its name from the neighbourhood of Shimo-Itabashi adjacent to the station.[3] The station was relocated in 1935, moving it across the boundary from Itabashi into Toshima.[3] The site of the original station is now used as a stabling yard with capacity for up to eight trains, and the "0.0" kilometre post for the Tobu Tojo Line is located here.[4]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Shimo-Itabashi Station becoming "TJ-03".[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 14,986 passengers daily.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  2. 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.
  3. Book: Takashima, Shuichi . ja: 東武沿線の不思議と謎 . Tobu Line Wonders and Mysteries . Jitsugyo no Nihonsha Ltd. . November 2015 . Tokyo, Japan . Japanese . 175 . 978-4-408-11159-9.
  4. Book: Sugizaki, Yukiyasu . ja: 東武鉄道 各駅停車 . Tobu Railway - Stopping at Every Station . Yosensha Publishing Co., Ltd. . 22 July 2015 . Japan . Japanese . 160 . 978-4-8003-0682-1.
  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.
  6. 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.