Itabashi Station

Itabashi Station (板橋駅, Itabashi-eki) is a railway station on the Saikyo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

JA13 Itabashi Station 板橋駅
West entrance, March 2013
Location	1 Itabashi, Itabashi, Tokyo （東京都板橋区板橋1丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JA Saikyo Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1885
Passengers
FY2011	30,168 daily

Lines

Itabashi Station is served by the Akabane Line between Ikebukuro and Akabane stations, which forms part of the Saikyo Line which runs between Ōsaki in Tokyo and Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains continue northward to Kawagoe via the Kawagoe Line and southward to Shin-Kiba via the TWR Rinkai Line. The station is located 1.8 km north of Ikebukuro Station.[2]

Station layout

East (Takinogawa) entrance, September 2020

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.[2]

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1	JA Saikyō Line	for Akabane, Musashi-Urawa, Ōmiya ■ Kawagoe Line through service to Kawagoe
2	JA Saikyō Line	for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Ōsaki R Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba Sotetsu Line through service to Hazawa yokohama-kokudai and Ebina

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  View of the platforms looking north, March 2013
• 
  Disused permanent way maintenance sidings on the west side, March 2013

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Saikyo Line JA13
Ikebukuro IKBJA12		Commuter rapid		Jūjō JA14
Ikebukuro IKBJA12		Rapid		Jūjō JA14
Ikebukuro IKBJA12		Local		Jūjō JA14

History

Itabashi Station opened on 1 March 1885.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 30,168 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	28,522[4]
2005	29,348[5]
2010	29,871[6]
2011	30,168[3]

Surrounding area

• Shin-Itabashi Station (Toei Mita Line)
• Shimo-Itabashi Station (Tobu Tojo Line)
• Tokyo Metropolitan Kitazono High School
• Sugamo High School

References

1. 各駅情報（板橋駅） [Station Information: Itabashi Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
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. pp. 18–51. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

External links

• Itabashi Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)