Ōizumi-gakuen Station (大泉学園駅, Ōizumi-gakuen-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
SI11 Ōizumi-gakuen Station 大泉学園駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-29-7 Higashi-oizumi, Nerima, Tokyo （東京都練馬区東大泉1-29-7） Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Seibu Ikebukuro Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | November 1, 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Higashi-Ōizumi (until 1933) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 84,006 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editŌizumi-gakuen 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 Shakujii-kōen and Hōya, it is 12.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]
Station layout
editThe station has one ground-level island platform, serving two tracks.[2]
The station is located close to the home of Leiji Matsumoto, the creator of the anime Galaxy Express 999, and includes a statue of the Conductor from the series. From 2009, the station departure melody was changed to the Galaxy Express 999 theme tune.[2]
Oizumi Anime Gate opened in April 2015 on the pedestrian deck outside the north exit of Oizumi Gakuen Station with life-sized bronze statues of popular anime characters originating in Nerima, such as Astro Boy from the series of the same name, Joe Yabuki from "Ashita no Joe", Tetsuro Hoshino and Maetel from Galaxy Express 999, and Lum from Urusei Yatsura.[3]
Platforms
edit| 1 |  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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| 2 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
History
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The station first opened on November 1, 1924, as Higashi-Ōizumi Station (東大泉駅), and was renamed Ōizumi-gakuen Station on March 1, 1933.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Ōizumi-gakuen Station becoming "SI11".[4]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[5]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2013, the station was the 8th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 84,006 passengers daily.[6]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 75,570[1] |
| 2009 | 84,089[7] |
| 2010 | 83,002[8] |
| 2011 | 81,725[9] |
| 2012 | 82,786[6] |
| 2013 | 84,006[6] |
Surrounding area
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- Ōizumi Gakuen Yumeria Hall, Shop, and Tower
- Toei Tokyo Film & Animation Studios
- High School Ōizumi (associated with Tokyo Gakugei University)
- Ōizumi Metropolitan High School
References
edit- ^ a b c 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. 33/63. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
- ^ "Oizumi Anime Gate".
- ^ 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. 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.
- ^ 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. 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. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
External links
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- Ōizumi-gakuen Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)