Araiyakushi-mae Station (
SS05 Araiyakushi-mae Station | |||||||||||
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![]() South entrance, December 2021 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 5-43-20 Kamitakada, Nakano, Tokyo ( 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 | ||||||||||
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Station code | SS05 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 16 April 1927 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2013 | 22,645 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editAraiyakushi-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
editThe station consists of a two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.[2]
Platforms
edit1 | Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tanashi, Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
History
editThe 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
editIn 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
editIn 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 |
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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
edit- Baishoin Temple , commonly known as Araiyakushi, after which the station was named[2]
- Mejiro University Shinjuku campus
References
edit- ^ 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. p. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. - ^ a b 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. - ^
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 2 April 2013. - ^
西武鉄道 新宿 線 (中井 駅 ~野方 駅 間 )連続 立体 交差 化 計画 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 の概要 [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 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. - ^
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 2 April 2013. - ^ a b
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 April 2013.
External links
edit- Araiyakushi-mae Station (in Japanese)