Araiyakushi-mae Station

SS05
Araiyakushi-mae Station

新井薬師前あらいやくしまえ駅えき
SS05; Araiyakushi-mae Station; 新井薬師前あらいやくしまえ駅えき
	South entrance, December 2021
General information
Location	5-43-20 Kamitakada, Nakano, Tokyo; （東京とうきょう都と中野なかの区く上高田かみたかた5-43-20）; Japan
Coordinates	35°42′56.9″N 139°40′18.8″E / 35.715806°N 139.671889°E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Shinjuku Line
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Station code	SS05
History
Opened	16 April 1927
Passengers
FY2013	22,645 daily
Services

Araiyakushi-mae Station (新井薬師前あらいやくしまえ駅えき, Araiyakushi-mae-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Araiyakushi-mae 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 Nakai and Numabukuro, it is 5.2 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

North entrance, July 2012

The station consists of a two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.^[2]

Platforms

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

History

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

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Araiyakushi-mae Station becoming "SS05".^[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 48th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 22,645 passengers daily.^[6]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	26,580^[1]
2009	23,648^[7]
2010	22,846^[8]
2011	22,599^[8]
2012	22,773^[6]
2012	22,645^[6]

Surrounding area

Baishoin Temple [ja], commonly known as Araiyakushi, after which the station was named^[2]
Mejiro University Shinjuku campus

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本にっぽんの私鉄してつ [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本にっぽんの鉄道てつどう中部ちゅうぶライン全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全ぜん配線はいせん第だい１２巻かん東京とうきょう都と心こころ北部ほくぶ [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.
^ 西武せいぶ線せん全ぜん駅えきで駅えきナンバリングを導入どうにゅうします [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 2 April 2013.
^ 西武鉄道せいぶてつどう新宿しんじゅく線せん（中井なかい駅えき～野方のかた駅えき間あいだ）連続れんぞく立体りったい交差こうさ化か計画けいかくについて [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.
^ 工事こうじの概要がいよう [Summary of the construction] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c 駅えき別べつ乗降じょうこう人員じんいん 2013（平成へいせい25）年度ねんど 1日にち平均へいきん [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.
^ 駅えき別べつ乗降じょうこう人員じんいん 2010（平成へいせい22）年度ねんど 1日にち平均へいきん [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.
^ ^a ^b 駅えき別べつ乗降じょうこう人員じんいん 2011（平成へいせい23）年度ねんど 1日にち平均へいきん [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

Araiyakushi-mae Station (in Japanese)

[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本にっぽんの私鉄してつ [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

[kawashima2011_Vol.12-2] Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本にっぽんの鉄道てつどう中部ちゅうぶライン全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全ぜん配線はいせん第だい１２巻かん東京とうきょう都と心こころ北部ほくぶ [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] 西武せいぶ線せん全ぜん駅えきで駅えきナンバリングを導入どうにゅうします [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 2 April 2013.

[nakanoplans-4] 西武鉄道せいぶてつどう新宿しんじゅく線せん（中井なかい駅えき～野方のかた駅えき間あいだ）連続れんぞく立体りったい交差こうさ化か計画けいかくについて [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.

[seibuplans-5] 工事こうじの概要がいよう [Summary of the construction] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

[stats2013-6] 駅えき別べつ乗降じょうこう人員じんいん 2013（平成へいせい25）年度ねんど 1日にち平均へいきん [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.

[stats2010-7] 駅えき別べつ乗降じょうこう人員じんいん 2010（平成へいせい22）年度ねんど 1日にち平均へいきん [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.

[stats2011-8] 駅えき別べつ乗降じょうこう人員じんいん 2011（平成へいせい23）年度ねんど 1日にち平均へいきん [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.

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