Numabukuro Station

Numabukuro Station (沼袋駅, Numabukuro-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SS06 Numabukuro Station 沼袋駅
North entrance, February 2006
General information
Location	Nakano, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Shinjuku Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	SS06
History
Opened	16 April 1927
Passengers
FY2013	19,720 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Nogata SS07 towards Hon-Kawagoe Shinjuku Line Local Araiyakushi-mae SS05 towards Seibu-Shinjuku

Lines

Numabukuro Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture.^[1] Located between Araiyakushi-mae and Nogata, it is 6.1 km from the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus.^[1]

During the daytime off-peak, the station is served by six trains per hour in either direction.

Station layout

The station consists of a two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, with centre tracks in between for non-stop trains.^[2]

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  South entrance, November 2006
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  General view of the station, November 2006

Platforms

1	Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku
2	Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Tanashi, Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe

History

The station opened on 16 April 1927.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Numabukuro Station becoming "SS06".^[3]

Future developments

In order to ease congestion and improve the safety of the railway in the local area, plans have been produced to divert the tracks between Nakai Station and Nogata Station underground. Consequently, the existing station complex is expected to be replaced by an underground station.^[4] Approval for the plan was granted in April 2013.^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 53rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 19,720 passengers daily.^[6]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	20,768^[1]
2009	20,027^[7]
2010	19,465^[8]
2011	19,068^[8]
2012	19,632^[6]
2013	19,720^[6]

Surrounding area

• Kokusai Junior College

References

1. 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.
2. 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. 35/59. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
3. [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 2 April 2013.
4. [Information regarding the Seibu Shinjuku line multi-grade separation plans. (Between Nakai and Nogata stations)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nakano City. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
5. [Summary of the construction] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
6. [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.
7. [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
8. [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.

External links

 

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