Shiinamachi Station (椎名町駅, Shiinamachi-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
SI02 Shiinamachi Station 椎名町駅 | |||||||||||
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 North entrance, May 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-22 Nagasaki, Toshima, Tokyo （東京都豊島区長崎1-1-22） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Seibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Seibu Ikebukuro Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SI02 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 June 1924 | ||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 18,664 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editShiinamachi Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō in Saitama Prefecture, and is located 1.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.
Station layout
editThe station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 |  Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Ikebukuro |
| 2 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
History
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Shiinamachi Station opened on 11 June 1924.[1] The name was taken from the original name of the district in which the station was located, although it is now named Nagasaki.[2]
Station numbering was introduced during fiscal 2012, with Shiinamachi Station becoming "SI02".[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2013, the station was the 55th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 18,664 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 21,476[1] |
| 2009 | 18,633[5] |
| 2010 | 17,937[6] |
| 2011 | 17,638[7] |
| 2012 | 18,027[4] |
| 2013 | 18,664[4] |
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Shiinamachi → Ikebukuro was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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. 29/63. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
- ^ 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ a b c 駅別乗降人員 2013（平成25）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員 2010（平成22）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員 2011（平成23）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
External links
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- Shiinamachi Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)