Toshimaen_Station Knowpia

SI39 E36
Toshimaen Station

豊島園駅
SI39 E36; Toshimaen Station; 豊島園駅
	The Seibu station in May 2011
General information
Location	4-16-5 Nerima, Nerima-ku, Tokyo; Japan
Operated by	Seibu Railway; Toei Subway;
Line(s)	Seibu Toshima Line; E Ōedo Line;
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 Seibu, 1 Toei)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At grade (Seibu), Underground (Toei)
Other information
Station code	SI39 (Seibu); E36 (Toei)
History
Opened	15 October 1927; 96 years ago
Previous names	Toshima (until 1933)
Passengers
Seibu, FY2013	13,583 daily
Services
Location
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Toshimaen Station (豊島園駅, Toshimaen-eki) is a railway station in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway and the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. It is located next to the former site of Toshimaen amusement park and the current Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter.

Lines edit

Toshimaen Station is served by the Seibu Toshima Line and the Toei Ōedo Line.

Platforms edit

Seibu Toshima Line edit

The Seibu station consists of an island platform serving two terminating tracks.^[1] An additional disembarking platform originally existed opposite platform 2.^[1]

1/2

Seibu Toshima Line

for Nerima and Ikebukuro

Seibu platforms, 2008

Toei Ōedo Line edit

The Toei station has an island platform serving two tracks.^[1]

1	E Ōedo Line	for Tochōmae, Roppongi, and Daimon
2	E Ōedo Line	for Hikarigaoka

Toei platforms, 2019

History edit

The Seibu station opened on 15 October 1927, originally named Toshima Station (豊島駅).^[2] It was renamed Toshimaen on 1 March 1933.^[2] The Toei station opened on 10 December 1991.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Toshimaen Station becoming "SI39".^[3]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2013, the Seibu station was the 60th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 13,583 passengers daily.^[4]

The passenger figures for the Seibu station in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	12,560^[2]
2009	12,927^[5]
2010	12,639^[5]
2011	12,707^[6]
2012	13,318^[4]
2013	13,583^[4]

Surrounding area edit

Toshimaen amusement park entrance in January 2009

Toshimaen amusement park (formerly)
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter (upcoming)

References edit

^ ^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. 31/66. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 202–215. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ 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 2 September 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 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 2 September 2014.