Narimasu Station (成増駅, Narimasu-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]
TJ10 Narimasu Station 成増駅 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 The south entrance in July 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-13-1 Narimasu, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-0094 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Tojo Line | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 10.4 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TJ-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 May 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2014 | 57,729 daily | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Shimo-Akatsuka and Wakōshi, it is 10.4 km (6.5 mi) from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station. During midday, six of the eight Local trains per hour terminate here, with the other two continuing to Kawagoeshi.[3]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Platforms 2 and 4 are used to allow faster trains to overtake slower stopping trains. This station has a season ticket sales office.[3]
Platforms
edit| 1/2 | TJ Tobu Tojo Line | for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
| 3/4 | TJ Tobu Tojo Line | for Kami-Itabashi, Ōyama, and Ikebukuro |
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The north entrance in July 2016 -
The ticket barriers in July 2016 -
The platforms viewed from the up end in February 2012 -
The platforms viewed from the down end in February 2012 -
The view from the down end of the platforms in February 2012, with the turn-back siding for terminating trains visible to the left of the main running tracks
History
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The station opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro.[4]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Narimasu Station becoming "TJ-10".[5]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 57,729 passengers daily.[6] Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.[7]
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 1950 | 6,724[Note 1] |
| 1960 | 14,506[Note 1] |
| 1970 | 34,416[Note 1] |
| 1980 | 40,076[Note 1] |
| 1990 | 37,067[Note 1] |
| 2000 | 41,985[Note 1] |
| 2010 | 37,548[Note 1] |
| 2014 | 57,729 |
Surrounding area
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North side
edit- Narimasu Library
- Itabashi Art Museum
- Akatsuka No. 2 Junior High School
- Akatsuka Elementary School
- Akatsuka Park
South side
edit- Chikatetsu-Narimasu Station (on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line)
- Hokei Junior High School
- Narimasu Elementary School
- Hikarigaoka Park
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Narimasu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ a b Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
- ^ Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). 東武東上線の神話時代（１）. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 48, no. 570. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 126–131.
- ^ 「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.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Sawauchi, Kazuaki (October 2013). 東武鉄道東上線の歴史過程 [History of the Tobu Tojo Line]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). 63 (880). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai: 18.
External links
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- Tobu station information (in Japanese)