Higashi-Kurume Station

Higashi-Kurume Station (東久留米駅, Higashi-kurume-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SI14
Higashi-Kurume Station

東久留米駅
Higashi-Kurume Station north entrance, June 2010
General information
Location1-8 Honchō, Higashikurume-shi, Tokyo 203-0014
Japan
Coordinates35.7610°N 139.5337°E / 35.7610; 139.5337
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance17.8 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeSI14
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1915
Passengers
FY201954,968
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Tokorozawa
One-way operation
Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Express
Hōya
SI12
towards Ikebukuro
Kiyose
One-way operation
Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Semi Express
Hibarigaoka
SI13
towards Ikebukuro
Kiyose
SI15
towards Hannō
Ikebukuro Line
Rapid
Semi Express
Kiyose
SI15
towards Agano
Ikebukuro Line
Local
Location
Higashi-Kurume Station is located in Tokyo
Higashi-Kurume Station
Higashi-Kurume Station
Location within Tokyo
Higashi-Kurume Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Kurume Station
Higashi-Kurume Station
Higashi-Kurume Station (Japan)
Station platforms, 2021
Ticket gates, 2021

Lines

Higashi-Kurume Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Hibarigaoka and Kiyose, it is 17.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Station layout

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

The "Emio Higashi-Kurume" shopping and eating complex opened in 2010. The station building includes lavatories for men and women and a wheelchair-accessible multi-purpose restroom.

Platforms

1  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Nerima and Ikebukuro
Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
2  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Hannō

History

Higashi-Kurume Station opened on 15 April 1915.[1] It was named Higashi-Kurume to avoid confusion with Kurume Station in Kyushu.[2]

The station was rebuilt in 1994 with a new structure spanning the tracks and platforms.[2]

The "Emio Higashi-Kurume" station complex opened in 2010.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Kurume Station becoming "SI14".[3]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 16th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 54,968 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200549,205[6]
201052,275[7]
201553,984[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 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]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 32/65. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
  3. 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] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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