Narimasu Station

Narimasu Station

成増駅
Narimasu Station; 成増駅
	The south entrance in July 2016
Location	2-13-1 Narimasu, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-0094; Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Tojo Line
Distance	10.4 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	TJ-10
Website	www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7209.html
History
Opened	1 May 1914
Passengers
FY2014	57,729 daily
Location
	Narimasu Station Location within Japan

Narimasu Station (成増駅, Narimasu-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.^[1]

Lines[]

The station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Shimo-Akatsuka and Wakōshi, it is 10.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[2] Rapid, Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station. During midday, six of the eight Local trains per hour terminate here, with the other two continuing to Kawagoeshi.^[3]

Station layout[]

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Platforms 2 and 4 are used to allow faster trains to overtake slower stopping trains. This station has a season ticket sales office.^[3]

Platforms[]

1/2	■ Tobu Tojo Line	for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
3/4	■ Tobu Tojo Line	for Kami-Itabashi, Ōyama, and Ikebukuro

The north entrance in July 2016
The ticket barriers in July 2016
The platforms viewed from the up end in February 2012
The platforms viewed from the down end in February 2012
The view from the down end of the platforms in February 2012, with the turn-back siding for terminating trains visible to the left of the main running tracks

Adjacent stations[]

←	Service	→
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Kawagoe express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Ikebukuro	Rapid	Wakōshi
Ikebukuro	Express	Wakōshi
Ikebukuro	Semi express	Wakōshi
Shimo-Akatsuka	Local	Wakōshi

History[]

The south entrance in 2004

The station opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro.^[4]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Narimasu Station becoming "TJ-10".^[5]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 57,729 passengers daily.^[6] Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.^[7]

Fiscal year	Daily average
1950	6,724^{[Note 1]}
1960	14,506^{[Note 1]}
1970	34,416^{[Note 1]}
1980	40,076^{[Note 1]}
1990	37,067^{[Note 1]}
2000	41,985^{[Note 1]}
2010	37,548^{[Note 1]}
2014	57,729

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Number of boarding passengers only

Surrounding area[]

The north side of the station in July 2016

North side[]

Narimasu Library
Itabashi Art Museum
Akatsuka No. 2 Junior High School
Akatsuka Elementary School
Akatsuka Park

South side[]

Chikatetsu-Narimasu Station (on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line)
Hokei Junior High School
Narimasu Elementary School
Hikarigaoka Park

References[]

^ "Narimasu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
^ Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). 東武東上線の神話時代（１）. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 48 no. 570. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 126–131.
^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^ Sawauchi, Kazuaki (October 2013). 東武鉄道東上線の歴史過程 [History of the Tobu Tojo Line]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. 63 (880): 18.

External links[]

Tobu station information (in Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°46′38″N 139°37′57″E / 35.7773°N 139.6326°E / 35.7773; 139.6326

[boarding-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Number of boarding passengers only

[Tobu-1] "Narimasu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 30 September 2009.

[terada2013-2] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[tt2016-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016

[railfan570-4] Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). 東武東上線の神話時代（１）. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 48 no. 570. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 126–131.

[tobu20120209-5] 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.

[tobustats2014-6] 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

[pictorial880-7] Sawauchi, Kazuaki (October 2013). 東武鉄道東上線の歴史過程 [History of the Tobu Tojo Line]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. 63 (880): 18.

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