Fujimino Station

Fujimino Station (ふじみ野駅, Fujimino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fujimi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Fujimino Station

ふじみ野駅
The east entrance in September 2012
Location1-26-1 Fujimino-higashi, Fujimi-shi, Saitama-ken 354-0036
Japan
Coordinates35.860857°N 139.523138°E / 35.860857; 139.523138
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance24.2 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
Station codeTJ-18  
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 November 1993
Passengers
FY201966,843 daily
Location
Fujimino Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Fujimino Station
Fujimino Station (Japan)

Lines

Fujimino Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō 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 Tsuruse and Kami-Fukuoka, it is 24.2 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] All services except "Rapid express" services stop at this station.[3]

Station layout
The west entrance in September 2012

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located over the platforms. Platforms 1 and 4 are generally used by slower stopping trains overtaken by faster limited-stop trains.

Platforms
1/2 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Kawagoe, Sakado, Shinrinkōen, and Ogawamachi
3/4 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro
Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
  • The ticket barriers in October 2009
  • View looking toward Kawagoe from platforms 1 and 2 in April 2013

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Ikebukuro   TJ Liner   Kawagoe
Kawagoe express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Shiki   Rapid   Kawagoe
Shiki   Express / F Liner   Kawagoe
Tsuruse   Semi express   Kami-Fukuoka
Tsuruse   Local   Kami-Fukuoka

History
The east entrance in November 2004

The station opened on 15 November 1993.[2]

Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[4]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Fujimino Station becoming "TJ-18".[5]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 66,843 passengers daily.[7] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
201464,904[8]
201565,874[9]

Surrounding area
Soyoca Fujimino Shopping Centre in July 2012
The "I'm Fujimino" high-rise condominium in September 2015
  • Bunkyo Gakuin University Fujimino Campus
  • Soyoca Fujimino Shopping Centre (formerly Outlet Mall Rism, Japan's first outlet shopping mall[10])
  • Lalaport Fujimi shopping mall[11]
  • I'm Fujimino (high-rise condominium)

Schools
  • Oi Higashi Junior High School
  • Oi Junior High School
  • Fujimino Elementary School
  • Oi Elementary School
  • Kamekubo Elementary School[12]

Bus services

Since 17 July 2008, there is a direct express bus service to/from Narita Airport (via Shiki and Asakadai Stations). The bus stop is on the west side of the station.[13]

There is a regular bus service to/from Lalaport Fujimi. The bus stop is on the east side of the station.[14] There is a regular bus service to/from Tsuruse Station and Kamifukuoka Station. The bus stop is on the west side of the station.[14]

See also

References
  1. "Fujimino Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  4. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
  5. 「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] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  6. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  7. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  9. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  10. "Outlet Mall Rism" (in Japanese). Japan: Luxeys. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  11. ららぽーと富士見 グランドオープン ["Lalaport Fujimi" grand opening] (in Japanese). Japan: Mitsui Fudosan Retail Management Co., Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  12. Kamekubo Elementary School Retrieved 20 November 2012. (in Japanese)
  13. "ふじみ野・志木地区↔成田空港" Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Airport Limousine website. Retrieved 12 July 2008. (in Japanese)
  14. 時刻表検索 [Timetable search]. Tobu Bus Online (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Bus Co., Ltd. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

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