Higashi-Nagasaki Station

Higashi-Nagasaki Station (東長崎駅, Higashi-Nagasaki-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SI03
Higashi-Nagasaki Station

東長崎駅
South entrance, July 2008
Location5-1-1 Nagasaki, Toshima, Tokyo
（東京都豊島区長崎5-1-1）
Japan
Operated bySeibu Railway
Line(s)Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Other information
Station codeSI03
History
Opened1915
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)27,072 daily

Lines

Higashi-Nagasaki Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō in Saitama Prefecture, and is located 3.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.[2] The platforms are capable of handling 10-car trains.[2]

Platforms
1/2 ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Hannō
3/4 ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Limited express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Commuter semi express: Does not stop at this station
Semi express: Does not stop at this station
Shiinamachi   Local   Ekoda

History

Higashi-Nagasaki Station opened on 15 April 1915.[1] While the name of the district in which the station is located is actually Nagasaki, the station was named Higashi-Nagasaki to avoid confusion with Nagasaki Station in Kyushu.[2]

Station numbering was introduced during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Nagasaki Station becoming "SI03".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 37th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 27,072 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200032,376[1]
200927,593[5]
201026,464[6]
201126,109[7]
201226,598[4]
201327,072[4]

Surrounding area

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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. 29/63. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 26 January 2013.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  7. 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 26 January 2013.

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