Shimo-Itabashi Station

Railway station in Tokyo, Japan

WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 May 1914 (1914-05-01)Rebuilt1935PassengersFY201515,728 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Ōyama TJ04 towards Ogawamachi		Tojo Line Local		Kita-Ikebukuro TJ02 towards Ikebukuro

Location
Shimo-Itabashi Station Location within Japan

Shimo-Itabashi Station (下板橋駅, Shimo-Itabashi-eki, lit. "Lower Itabashi Station") is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Despite its name, the station is not actually located in Itabashi, Tokyo.

Lines

Shimo-Itabashi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kita-Ikebukuro and Ōyama, it is 2.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[1] Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.^[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The main (north) entrance leads directly onto the up (Ikebukuro-bound) platform 2, with passenger access to the down platform 1 via an underground passage. An additional entrance (south entrance) is open during the morning and evening peak hours. Toilet facilities are provided on platform 2.

Platforms

1	TJ Tobu Tojo Line	for Kami-Itabashi, Narimasu, and Shiki
2	TJ Tobu Tojo Line	for Ikebukuro

The stairs to the underpass from platform 2 to platform 1 in February 2017
The stairs from the rush-hour only entrance leading to the underpass between the platforms in February 2017
View from the Narimasu end of Platform 2 in March 2013
View from the Ikebukuro end of Platform 2 in April 2014

History

The station opened on 1 May 1914.^[1] At the time of its opening, the station was located in the town of Itabashi (later becoming Itabashi Ward), and took its name from the neighbourhood of Shimo-Itabashi adjacent to the station.^[3] The station was relocated in 1935, moving it across the boundary from Itabashi into Toshima.^[3] The site of the original station is now used as a stabling yard with capacity for up to eight trains, and the "0.0" kilometre post for the Tobu Tojo Line is located here.^[4]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Shimo-Itabashi Station becoming "TJ-03".^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 14,986 passengers daily.^[6]

Surrounding area

Itabashi Station (JR Saikyo Line, 10 minutes' walk)
Shin-Itabashi Station ( Toei Mita Line, 15 minutes' walk)

References

^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
^ ^a ^b Takashima, Shuichi (November 2015). 東武沿線の不思議と謎 [Tobu Line Wonders and Mysteries] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Jitsugyo no Nihonsha Ltd. p. 175. ISBN 978-4-408-11159-9.
^ Sugizaki, Yukiyasu (22 July 2015). 東武鉄道各駅停車 [Tobu Railway - Stopping at Every Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Yosensha Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 160. ISBN 978-4-8003-0682-1.
^ 「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. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

External links

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Shimo-Itabashi Station information (in Japanese)

Stations of the Tobu Tojo Line

Itabashi, Tokyo

Districts

Itabashi Area	Chūmaruchō Fujimichō Futabamachi Hikawamachi Honchō Inaridai Itabashi Kaga Kumanomachi Minamimachi Nakaitabashi Nakajuku Nakamachi Ōyamachō Ōyamahigashi-chō Ōyamakanai-chō Ōyamanishimachi Saiwaichō Sakaemachi Yamato-chō
Kamiitabashi Area	Higashishinmachi Higashiyama-chō Kamiitabashi Komone Minamitokiwadai Mukaihara Ōyaguchi Ōyaguchikami-chō Ōyaguchikita-chō Sakuragawa Tokiwadai Yayoimachi
Shimura Area	Aioimachi Azusawa Funado Hasune Hasunuma-chō Izumichō Maeno-chō Miyamotomachi Nakadai Nishidai Ōharamachi Sakashita Sakogi Shimizumachi Shimura Shingashi (formerly part of Nishidai-chō area) Takashimadaira (1 & 9-chōme, formerly part of Nishidai-chō area) Wakaki
Akatsuka Area	Akatsuka Akatsukashin-chō Daimon Misono Narimasu Shingashi Takashimadaira (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-chōme) Tokumaru Yotsuba