Shakujii-kōen Station

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Shakujii-kōen Station
石神井公園駅
File:Shakujii-koen Station-2010.1.30 16.jpg
Elevated station under construction, January 2010
Location 3-23-10 Shakujiimachi, Nerima, Tokyo
(東京都練馬区石神井町3-23-10)
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code SI10
History
Opened 1915
Previous names Shakujii (until 1933)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 74,212 daily

Shakujii-kōen Station (石神井公園駅 Shakujii-kōen-eki?) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Shakujii-kōen 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 Nerima-Takanodai and Ōizumi-gakuen, it is 10.6 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[2]

Platforms

1/2  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Hannō
3/4  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Nerima and Ikebukuro
Subway TokyoYurakucho.png Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Subway TokyoFukutoshin.png Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Limited express: no stop
Commuter semi express: no stop
Ikebukuro   Rapid express   Hibarigaoka
Ikebukuro   Express   Hibarigaoka
Ikebukuro   Commuter express   Ōizumi-gakuen
Nerima   Rapid   Hibarigaoka
Nerima   Semi express   Ōizumi-gakuen
Nerima-Takanodai   Local   Ōizumi-gakuen

†The adjacent station for rapid express services bound for Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line is Nerima.[3]

History

File:Shakujiikoen-Station-2006-06-07 1.jpg
Original ground-level platforms, June 2006

The station first opened as Shakujii Station (石神井駅?) on April 15, 1915, and was renamed Shakujii-kōen on March 1, 1933.[1] The station was elevated on February 7, 2010 (platforms 3&4), April 17, 2011 (platform 2), and June 23, 2012 (platform 1).[4][5][6]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shakujii-kōen Station becoming "SI10".[7]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on March 16, 2013.[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 11th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 74,212 passengers daily.[9]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 65,157[1]
2009 70,043[10]
2010 69,515[11]
2011 68,820[12]
2012 71,041[9]
2013 74,212[9]

Surrounding area

The roads around the station's south entrance are quite narrow and efforts have been made to encourage use of the north entrance, a larger, more open area where bus stops, parking, an Isetan supermarket, and bicycle racks are located. However, the south entrance, closer to residential areas, traditional shopping streets, and Shakujii Park (after which the station is named), continues to see greater use, the area around it being quite congested around rush hour times. On March 23, 2013 an additional west entrance was constructed opposite the original north and south entrances which have been collectively termed the "central entrance".[13] Plans to expand this station plaza area have been included in upcoming track-laying construction projects.

An extensive commercial and housing area called "Eminade Shakujii-kōen" is expected to be completed by fiscal year 2015. Opening in three stages, the first stage of this project was opened on October 2, 2013, as "Emio Shakujii-kōen" at a cost of ¥900 million. Located largely towards the west exit and in close proximity to the station complex, it saw the opening of nineteen stores including a café, a general store, and the supermarket Ito Yokado.[14][15] The second stage of the project, "Emio Shakujii-kōen East" is expected to be completed on August 21, 2014. This stage will see the opening of six stores comprising two fashion establishments (Muji and Buona Vita), an opticians and three catering establishments. Sections of the second stage comprising a daycare center, a pharmacist and a pet-care center were opened prior to the main section over the course of 2014.[16]

Two bus terminals are located within Shakujii-kōen Station: "Shakujii-kōen Station North Entrance" and "Shakujii-kōen Station South Entrance". The terminals are served by: Seibu Bus, Airport Limousine, Kantō Bus and Kokusai Kōgyō Bus.

The bus services available from Shakujii-kōen Station as of August 2014 are displayed in the table below.[17][18][19][20][21]

Service Number(s) Destination Operator(s) Terminal
石02 石03 石04 Narimasu Station Seibu Bus, Kokusai Kōgyō Bus North
石01 Shakujii Circular Seibu Bus, Kokusai Kōgyō Bus North
吉60 石11 吉60-2 Narimasu-chō Seibu Bus North
吉60 吉60-2 吉60-3 Kichijōji Station Seibu Bus North
石11 Seibu bus garage Seibu Bus North
Haneda Airport Airport Limousine, Seibu Bus North
荻14 石22 Ogikubo Station via Kami-Igusa Station Seibu Bus South
荻11 石21 Ogikubo Station via Iogi Station Seibu Bus, Kantō Bus South
阿50 Asagaya Station Kantō Bus South

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