Shin-Sakuradai_Station Knowpia

SI38
Shin-Sakuradai Station

新桜台駅
SI38 ; Shin-Sakuradai Station; 新桜台駅
	Station entrance in May 2012
General information
Location	1-28-11 Sakuradai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 176-0002; Japan
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Yurakucho Line
Distance	1.4 km from Nerima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	SI38
History
Opened	1 October 1983
Passengers
FY2013	7,365 daily
Services
Location
	Shin-Sakuradai Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Shin-Sakuradai Station Shin-Sakuradai Station (Tokyo) Shin-Sakuradai Station Shin-Sakuradai Station (Japan)

Shin-Sakuradai Station (新桜台駅, Shin-Sakuradai-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Yurakucho Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines edit

Shin-Sakuradai Station is served by the Seibu Yurakucho Line, with through trains running to and from the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to the west and the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to the east. It is located 1.4 km from Nerima Station.^[1] All trains stop at this station except Rapid Express and S-Train reserved-seat trains.

Station layout edit

Shin-Sakuradai Station is the only underground station owned by Seibu (Kotake-Mukaihara is owned by Tokyo Metro), and consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.^[2] The station concourse is located on the first basement ("B1F") level, and the platforms and tracks are located on the second basement ("B2F") level.

Platforms edit

1	Seibu Yurakucho Line	for Kotake-mukaihara 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
2	Seibu Yurakucho Line	for Nerima Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō

Underground concourse and ticket barriers in May 2012
The underground platforms in May 2012

History edit

Shin-Sakuradai Station opened on 1 October 1983.^[2]

Through services to and from the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line began in 2008.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shin-Sakuradai Station becoming "SI38".^[3]

Rapid Express trains began stopping at Shin-Sakuradai Station from 16 March 2013, when through service operation on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line system was extended to Motomachi-Chūkagai Station on the Minatomirai Line. This ended on 14 March 2020, when F Liner trains (the only Rapid Express trains serving the Seibu Yūrakuchō Line) started bypassing Shin-Sakuradai Station.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 73rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 7,365 passengers daily.^[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	5,085^[1]
2009	6,378^[5]
2010	6,398^[5]
2011	6,407^[6]
2012	6,663^[4]
2013	7,365^[4]

References edit

^ ^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. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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. 67. 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 16 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b 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 31 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 31 January 2013.