is a railway station on the

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

Lines

The station is served by the

from in Tokyo. Located between and , it is from the Ikebukuro terminus. Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station. During midday, six of the eight Local trains per hour terminate here, with the other two continuing to .Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016

Station layout

The station consists of two

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s serving four tracks. Platforms 2 and 4 are used to allow faster trains to overtake slower stopping trains. This station has a season ticket sales office.

Platforms

File:Narimasu Station north entrance 20160719.jpg, The north entrance in July 2016 Narimasu Station ticket barriers 20160719.jpg, The ticket barriers in July 2016 Narimasu Station platforms up end 20120204.jpg, The platforms viewed from the up end in February 2012 Narimasu Station platforms down end 20120204.jpg, The platforms viewed from the down end in February 2012 Narimasu Station down end 20120204.jpg, The view from the down end of the platforms in February 2012, with the turn-back siding for terminating trains visible to the left of the main running tracks

History

The station opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Narimasu Station becoming "TJ-10".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 57,729 passengers daily. Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.

Surrounding area

North side

* Narimasu Library * Itabashi Art Museum * Akatsuka No. 2 Junior High School * Akatsuka Elementary School * Akatsuka Park

South side

* Chikatetsu-Narimasu Station (on the

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and

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) * Hokei Junior High School * Narimasu Elementary School *

Hikarigaoka Park is a public park in the Hikarigaoka and Asahichō regions of Nerima Ward and the Akatsuka-shinmachi region of Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, Japan. Over 98% of the park is in Nerima Ward, with the north-east corner being in Itabashi Ward. It is the seve ...

References

External links

Tobu station information
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