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 ...
in
Nerima, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City.
, the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 foreign residents are re ...
, 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
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 ...
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 200511-1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Ekoda_Station_200511-1.jpg)
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
![Seibu Ekoda Station](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Seibu_Ekoda_Station.JPG)
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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Musashi University
is a university in Tokyo, Japan. The university grew out of the leading boys private high school, Musashi Junior and Senior High School, first established by businessman Nezu KaichirÅ in 1922.
The university has faculties of economics es ...
*
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,
Nihon University
, abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of Justice, in 1889. ...
See also
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List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
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Railway stations
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to ...
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