SI14 Higashi-Kurume Station 東久留米駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1-8 Honchō, Higashikurume-shi, Tokyo 203-0014 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°45′40″N 139°32′01″E / 35.7610°N 139.5337°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Seibu Ikebukuro Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 17.8 km from Ikebukuro | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | SI14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 15 April 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 54,968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Higashi-Kurume Station (東久留米駅, Higashi-kurume-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Higashi-Kurume 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 Hibarigaoka and Kiyose, it is 17.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. [1]
The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. [2]
The "Emio Higashi-Kurume" shopping and eating complex opened in 2010. The station building includes lavatories for men and women and a wheelchair-accessible multi-purpose restroom.
1 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for
Nerima and
Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
2 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
Higashi-Kurume Station opened on 15 April 1915. [1] It was named Higashi-Kurume to avoid confusion with Kurume Station in Kyushu. [2]
The station was rebuilt in 1994 with a new structure spanning the tracks and platforms. [2]
The "Emio Higashi-Kurume" station complex opened in 2010. [2]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Kurume Station becoming "SI14". [3]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013. [4]
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 16th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 54,968 passengers daily. [5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2005 | 49,205 [6] |
2010 | 52,275 [7] |
2015 | 53,984 [8] |
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