Hibarigaoka Station (Tokyo)

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Hibarigaoka Station
ひばりヶ丘駅
File:Seibu-Railway-Hibarigaoka-Sta-South.jpg
South side of Hibarigaoka Station, May 2012
Location 3-9-19 Sumiyoshichō, Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
(東京都西東京市住吉町3-9-19)
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station code SI13
History
Opened 1924
Previous names Tanashimachi (until 1959)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 68,930 daily

Hibarigaoka Station (ひばりヶ丘駅 Hibarigaoka-eki?) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Hibarigaoka 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 Hōya and Higashi-Kurume, it is 16.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Station layout

The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.[2]

Platforms

1/2  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Higashi-Kurume, 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 express: no stop
Shakujii-kōen   Rapid express   Tokorozawa
Shakujii-kōen   Express   Tokorozawa
Shakujii-kōen   Rapid   Higashi-Kurume
Hōya   Commuter semi express   Higashi-Kurume
Hōya   Semi express   Higashi-Kurume
Hōya   Local   Higashi-Kurume

History

The station opened on June 11, 1924 as Tanashimachi Station (田無町駅?).[1] It gained its current name on May 1, 1959, following the construction of the Hibarigaoka Housing Estate nearby.[1][2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hibarigaoka Station becoming "SI13".[3]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 13th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 68,930 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 65,247[1]
2009 68,663[6]
2010 67,591[7]
2011 66,387[8]
2012 67,456[5]
2013 68,930[5]

Surrounding area

See also

References

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