Ōizumi-gakuen Station

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Ōizumi-gakuen Station
大泉学園駅
File:Oizumigakuen-station-northexit.JPG
North entrance, February 2007
Location 1-29-7 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 code SI11
History
Opened 1924
Previous names Higashi-Ōizumi (until 1933)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 84,006 daily

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.

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

File:Platform at Oizumi-gakuen Station.jpg
View of the platforms, December 2008

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]

Platforms

1  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
2  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Hannō

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Limited express: no stop
Rapid express: no stop
Express: no stop
Rapid: no stop
Shakujii-kōen   Commuter express   Hōya
Nerima   Commuter semi express   Hōya
Shakujii-kōen   Semi express   Hōya
Shakujii-kōen   Local   Hōya

History

File: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".[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 8th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 84,006 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 75,570[1]
2009 84,089[6]
2010 83,002[7]
2011 81,725[8]
2012 82,786[5]
2013 84,006[5]

Surrounding area

File:Oizumigakuen-station-southexit.JPG
The south exit of the station, February 2007
  • Ōizumi Gakuen Yumeria Hall, Shop, and Tower
  • Toei Tokyo Film & Animation Studios
  • High School Ōizumi (associated with Tokyo Gakugei University)
  • Ōizumi Metropolitan High School

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