is a railway station on the

Seibu Ikebukuro Line The is a railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally ter ...

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

Seibu Railway is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism, and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbrevi ...

Lines

Ekoda Station is served by the

from in Tokyo to in Saitama Prefecture, and is located 4.3 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout

Ekoda Station consists of two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...

s serving two tracks. The platforms are capable of handling 10-car trains.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 November 1922. Renovation of the station building began in 2008 and was completed in 2011. Station numbering was introduced during fiscal 2012, with Ekoda Station becoming "SI04".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 28th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 34,045 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Several university and college campuses are located nearby the station. *

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Musashino Academia Musicae , located in Tokyo, Japan, is a music conservatory founded in 1929. After World War II, the music school expanded, becoming the Musashino College of Music. It now has educational sites in Nerima, Iruma, Saitama, and Tama, Tokyo. Concert halls ...

* College of Art,

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References

External links

Ekoda Station information
{{Seibu Ikebukuro Line Seibu Ikebukuro Line Stations of Seibu Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1922 Railway stations in Tokyo