| SI14 Higashi-Kurume Station 東久留米駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Higashi-Kurume Station north entrance, June 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-8 Honchō, Higashikurume-shi, Tokyo 203-0014 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°45′40″N 139°32′01″E / 35.7610°N 139.5337°E / 35.7610; 139.5337 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Ikebukuro Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 17.8 km from Ikebukuro | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 54,968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Higashi-Kurume StationLocation within TokyoShow map of Tokyo
Higashi-Kurume Station (東久留米駅, Higashi-kurume-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Higashi-Kurume Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro 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 Hibarigaoka and Kiyose, it is 17.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.
Station layout
The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.
The "Emio Higashi-Kurume" shopping and eating complex opened in 2010. The station building includes lavatories for men and women and a wheelchair-accessible multi-purpose restroom.
Platforms
| 1 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Nerima and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
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| 2 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
History
Higashi-Kurume Station opened on 15 April 1915. It was named Higashi-Kurume to avoid confusion with Kurume Station in Kyushu.
The station was rebuilt in 1994 with a new structure spanning the tracks and platforms.
The "Emio Higashi-Kurume" station complex opened in 2010.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Kurume Station becoming "SI14".
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 16th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 54,968 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2005 | 49,205 |
| 2010 | 52,275 |
| 2015 | 53,984 |
Surrounding area
- Higashikurume City Office
- Higashikurume Fire Station
- Higashikurumeshi Chikurin Park
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 32/65. 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 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
Media related to Higashi-Kurume Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Higashi-Kurume Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)