Hibarigaoka Station (ひばりヶ丘駅, Hibarigaoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
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| Location | 3-9-19 Sumiyoshichō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo-to 202-0005 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°45′06″N 139°32′45″E / 35.7516°N 139.5459°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Ikebukuro Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 16.4 km from Ikebukuro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 11, 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Tanashimachi (until 1959) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 74,392 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editHibarigaoka Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Hōya and Higashi-Kurume, it is 16.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]
Station layout
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The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1/2 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Higashi-Kurume, Tokorozawa, and Hannō |
| 3/4 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Nerima and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
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History
editThe station opened on June 11, 1924 as Tanashimachi Station (田無町駅).[1] It gained its current name on May 1, 1959, following the construction of the Hibarigaoka Housing Estate nearby.[1][2]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hibarigaoka Station becoming "SI13".[3]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was the 12th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 74,392 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 65,247[1] |
| 2005 | 66,033[6] |
| 2010 | 67,591[7] |
| 2015 | 69,024[8] |
Surrounding area
editSee also
edit- Hibarigaoka Station (Hokkaido), a station in Hokkaido with the same name
- List of railway stations in Japan
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. 201. 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. 33/65. 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 10 February 2013.
- ^ 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員 2015（平成27）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
External links
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Media related to Hibarigaoka Station (Tokyo) at Wikimedia Commons
- Hibarigaoka Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)