Tōbu-Nerima Station

Tōbu-Nerima Station (東武練馬駅, Tōbu-Nerima-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Despite its name, the station is not actually located in Nerima, Tokyo.

Tōbu-Nerima Station

東武練馬駅
The north entrance in February 2016
Location2-2-14 Tokumaru, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-0083
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line
Distance7.4 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTJ-08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 December 1931
Passengers
FY201459,102 daily
Location
Tōbu-Nerima Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Tōbu-Nerima Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kami-Itabashi and Shimo-Akatsuka, it is 7.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. The station has two entrances, "north" and "south", connected directly to platforms 2 and 1 respectively. The platforms are also linked by an underpass.

  • The south entrance in February 2016
  • The underpass from platform 1 to platform 2 in February 2016

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Narimasu and Shiki
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Kami-Itabashi and Ikebukuro
  • The view from the up end of platform 2 in February 2016
  • The view from the down end of platform 2 in February 2016
  • The view from the down end of platform 1 in February 2016

Facilities and accessibility
The toilets on platform 1 in February 2016

Toilet facilities are provided on platform 1. Both platforms are wheelchair-accessible from the respective entrances.

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Kawagoe express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi express: Does not stop at this station
Kami-Itabashi   Local   Shimo-Akatsuka

History

The station opened on 29 December 1931.[1] At the time of its opening, the station was located in the Tokumaru neighbourhood of the village of Akatsuka, however the station took its name from the town of Nerima immediately to the north of the station, as that was deemed to be better known. The station name was prefixed with the company name "Tobu" to differentiate it from the existing Nerima Station operated by the Musashino Railway (present-day Seibu Railway).[3] The area around the station was absorbed into the City of Tokyo in 1932, all becoming part of Itabashi Ward, and it was not until 1947 that the former town of Nerima was split off from Itabashi Ward to become Nerima Ward.[3]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Tōbu-Nerima Station becoming "TJ-08".[4]

  • The north entrance in November 2004
  • The south entrance in November 2004

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 59,102 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
201058,875[6]
201158,264[7]
201259,495[8]
201360,197[9]
201459,102[5]

Surrounding area

South entrance

North entrance
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Itabashi Yutoku High School (東京都立板橋有徳高等学校)[10]
  • Daito Bunka University
  • Daito Bunka University Dai-ichi High School

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. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  3. Takashima, Shuichi (November 2015). 東武沿線の不思議と謎 [Tobu Line Wonders and Mysteries] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Jitsugyo no Nihonsha Ltd. pp. 173–174. ISBN 978-4-408-11159-9.
  4. 「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. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  5. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  6. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  7. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  8. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  9. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  10. "Itabashi Yutoku High School" (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 October 2013.

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