Shimo-Akatsuka Station

Shimo-Akatsuka Station (下赤塚駅, Shimo-akatsuka-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

TJ09
Shimo-Akatsuka Station

下赤塚駅
The north entrance in April 2016
General information
Location1-23-1 Akatsuka-shinmachi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-0093
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line
Distance8.9 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTJ-09  
Websitewww.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7208.html
History
Opened29 December 1930
Passengers
FY201018,457 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Narimasu
TJ10
towards Ogawamachi
 Tojo Line
Local
 Tōbu-Nerima
TJ08
towards Ikebukuro
Location
Shimo-Akatsuka Station is located in Japan
Shimo-Akatsuka Station
Shimo-Akatsuka Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Shimo-Akatsuka Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Tōbu-Nerima and Narimasu, it is 8.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station has two entrances: the north entrance adjoining platform 2 (for Ikebukuro) and the south entrance adjoining platform 1 (for Narimasu). The two platforms are also linked by an underpass.

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

Facilities

Passenger toilet facilities are provided on platform 1.

  • The south entrance in April 2016
    The south entrance in April 2016
  • The up (Ikebukuro) end of platform 1 in April 2016
    The up (Ikebukuro) end of platform 1 in April 2016
  • The up (Ikebukuro) end of platform 2 in April 2016
    The up (Ikebukuro) end of platform 2 in April 2016
  • The underpass linking the two platforms
    The underpass linking the two platforms
  • The platforms viewed from the east (Ikebukuro) end in April 2016
    The platforms viewed from the east (Ikebukuro) end in April 2016

History
The south entrance in November 2004

The station opened on 29 December 1930.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Shimo-Akatsuka Station becoming "TJ-09".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 18,457 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "Shimo-Akatsuka Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  2. 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.
  3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  4. 「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 21 March 2012.
  5. 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.
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