Ukima-Funado Station Explained
Ukimafunado Station |
| Native Name: | 浮間舟渡駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Style: | JR East |
| Address: | 4 Ukima, Kita, Tokyo
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| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Saikyō Line |
| Opened: | 30 September 1985 |
| Passengers: | 19,463 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2011 |
is a railway station on the Saikyō Line in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Ukimafunado Station is served by the Saikyō 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 8.6 km north of Ikebukuro Station.[2] The station identification colour is "tokiwa green".[2]
The station name is taken from the Ukima and Funado districts in which the station lies.[2]
Under the JR fare calculation system, this station is the northern boundary station of the "Tokyo 23 Districts" area.
Station layout
The station consists of one elevated island platform serving two tracks. The tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen also run adjacent to this station, on the west side.[2]
Platforms
History
Ukimafunado Station opened on 30 September 1985.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 19,463 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|
| 2000 | 16,488[4] |
| 2005 | 18,420[5] |
| 2010 | 19,546[6] |
| 2011 | 19,463 | |
Surrounding area
Schools
- Shibaura Institute of Technology Junior and Senior High School[7]
- Kita Ward Ukima Junior High School[8]
- Kita Ward Ukima Elementary School
- Itabashi Ward Shimura No. 5 Junior High School
- Itabashi Ward Funado Elementary School[9]
See also
External links
35.7912°N 139.6913°W
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=208. ja:各駅情報（浮間舟渡駅） . Station Information: Ukimafunado Station. East Japan Railway Company. ja. 30 October 2012.
- 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.
- 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. ja. 30 October 2012.
- 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. ja. 30 October 2012.
- 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. ja. 30 October 2012.
- 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. ja. 30 October 2012.
- http://www.ijh.shibaura-it.ac.jp/ Shibaura Institute of Technology Junior and Senior High School website
- http://www.kita-tky.ed.jp/~jh64/ Kita Ward Ukima Junior High School website
- http://www.ita.ed.jp/edu/hunades Itabashi Ward Funado Elementary School website
