Shimo-Akatsuka Station (下赤塚駅, Shimo-akatsuka-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]
TJ09 Shimo-Akatsuka Station 下赤塚駅 | |||||||||||
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 The north entrance in April 2016 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1-23-1 Akatsuka-shinmachi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-0093 Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Tojo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.9 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | TJ-09 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 December 1930 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2010 | 18,457 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editShimo-Akatsuka Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Tōbu-Nerima and Narimasu, it is 8.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.[3]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station has two entrances: the north entrance adjoining platform 2 (for Ikebukuro) and the south entrance adjoining platform 1 (for Narimasu). The two platforms are also linked by an underpass.
Platforms
edit| 1 | TJ Tobu Tojo Line | for Narimasu and Shiki |
| 2 | TJ Tobu Tojo Line | for Kami-Itabashi and Ikebukuro |
Facilities
editPassenger toilet facilities are provided on platform 1.
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The south entrance in April 2016 -
The up (Ikebukuro) end of platform 1 in April 2016 -
The up (Ikebukuro) end of platform 2 in April 2016 -
The underpass linking the two platforms -
The platforms viewed from the east (Ikebukuro) end in April 2016
History
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The station opened on 29 December 1930.[2]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Shimo-Akatsuka Station becoming "TJ-09".[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 18,457 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Chikatetsu-Akatsuka Station (
Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line/
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line) - Hikarigaoka Park
- Akatsuka Park
- Itabashi Art Museum
National Route 254
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shimo-Akatsuka Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
- ^ 「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.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
External links
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- Tobu station information (in Japanese)