Ōizumi-gakuen Station

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Ōizumi-gakuen Station

大泉学園駅
Platform at Oizumi-gakuen Station.jpg
View of the platforms, December 2008
General information
Location1-29-7 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
Other information
Station codeSI11
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1924
Previous namesHigashi-Ōizumi (until 1933)
Passengers
FY201384,006 daily
Services
Preceding station SeibuRailway mark.svg Seibu Following station
Hōya
One-way operation
 Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Express
 Shakujii-kōen
SI10
towards Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Semi-Express
 Nerima
SI06
towards Ikebukuro
Hōya
SI12
towards Hannō
Ikebukuro Line
Semi Express
 Shakujii-kōen
SI10
towards Ikebukuro
Hōya
SI12
towards Agano
Ikebukuro Line
Local

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.

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Lines

Ōizumi-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

The 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

1 SeibuIkebukuro.svg  Seibu Ikebukuro Linefor Nerima and Ikebukuro
Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama
Number prefix Minatomirai.svg Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
2 SeibuIkebukuro.svg  Seibu Ikebukuro Linefor Tokorozawa and Hannō

History

Animator Leiji Matsumoto being appointed honorary station master for one day in March 2008 Leiji Matsumoto2.jpg
Animator Leiji Matsumoto being appointed honorary station master for one day in March 2008

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

In 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 yearDaily average
200075,570 [1]
200984,089 [7]
201083,002 [8]
201181,725 [9]
201282,786 [6]
201384,006 [6]

Surrounding area

The south exit of the station, February 2007 Oizumigakuenstationsouthexit.JPG
The south exit of the station, February 2007

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References

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  2. 1 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. 33/63. ISBN   978-4-06-270072-6.
  3. ↑ "Oizumi Anime Gate".
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. 1 2 3 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
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