Ekoda Station

Ekoda Station (江古田駅, Ekoda-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SI04
Ekoda Station

江古田駅
Ekoda Station south entrance in July 2011
Location1-78-7 Asahigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance4.3 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeSI04
Websitewww.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/ekoda/index.html
History
Opened1 November 1922
Rebuilt2011
Passengers
FY201334,045 daily
Location
SI04
Ekoda Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Ekoda Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō in Saitama Prefecture, and is located 4.3 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout
View of the platforms in November 2005

Ekoda Station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[2] The platforms are capable of handling 10-car trains.[2]

Platforms
1 ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Hannō
2 ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Limited express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Commuter semi express: Does not stop at this station
Semi express: Does not stop at this station
Higashi-Nagasaki   Local   Sakuradai

History
The old station building in May 2008

The station opened on 1 November 1922.[1]

Renovation of the station building began in 2008 and was completed in 2011.

Station numbering was introduced during fiscal 2012, with Ekoda Station becoming "SI04".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 28th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 34,045 passengers daily.[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200039,728[1]
200934,527[5]
201032,808[6]
201132,942[7]
201233,535[4]
201334,045[4]
201532,396

Surrounding area

Several university and college campuses are located nearby the station.

See also

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. 201. 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. 28/63. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
  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 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. 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 22 June 2014.
  5. 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.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  7. 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 26 January 2013.

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