is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

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. Despite its name, the station building is not actually located in Shiki. The city of Shiki has only one station, Yanasegawa Station, which is the next stop after Shiki Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line.

Lines

Shiki Station is served by the

Tōbu Tōjō Line The is a 75.0 km suburban railway line in Japan which runs from Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, Tokyo to Yorii Station in Yorii, Saitama, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Its official name is the , but it is referred to ...

from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the

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to and the

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to and onward via the

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and Minatomirai Line to . Located between Asakadai and Yanasegawa stations, it is 17.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. All services except ''

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'' and ''Kawagoe Limited Express'' services stop at this station.Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2019

Station layout

The station has two

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s serving four tracks, with the station building located above, and at a right angle to the platforms. There are two storage tracks adjacent to platform 1, and four storage tracks located between the running lines on the down (Kawagoe) side of the station, as well as a permanent way maintenance storage siding next to platform 4 at the south (Ikebukuro) end of the station. This station has a season ticket sales office.Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016

Platforms

File:Shiki-STA Gate.jpg, The ticket barriers in July 2021 File:Shiki-STA Home1-2.jpg, View from platforms 1/2 in July 2021 File:Shiki-STA Home3-4.jpg, View from platforms 3/4 in July 2021 File:Shiki Station stabling sidings 20160109.JPG, The view from the end of platform 3/4 in January 2016, showing the stabling sidings

History

The station opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tōjō Railway line from Ikebukuro. At the time of its opening, the station was located in the town of Shiki (later becoming the city of Shiki). In 1960, a new entrance was added on the south side of the station to improve accessibility for students of the Rikkyo High School (present-day

Rikkyo Niiza Junior and Senior High School is a private boys' junior and senior high school in Niiza, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, in the Tokyo metropolitan area. It is affiliated with Rikkyo University. First established at Ikebukuro in 1948, Rikkyo Senior High School moved to a new camp ...

) which had recently relocated from Ikebukuro to

. In 1970, to further improve access to the school, the station was moved closer to Ikebukuro, moving it across the boundary from the city of Shiki into Niiza. While Niiza residents petitioned to have the station name changed, this never came about, and the name was used instead for

Niiza Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Niiza, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Niiza Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from to and . It is located from Fuchūhommachi Stati ...

on the

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, which opened in 1973. Through-running to and from via the

commenced on 14 June 2008.''Tobu Tojo Line Timetable'', published 7 June 2008 From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Shiki Station becoming "TJ-14". Through-running to and from and via the

and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013

Future developments

Chest-high

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are scheduled to be added by the end of fiscal 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 104,698 passengers daily. Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Rikkyo University , also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. Rikkyo is known as one of the six leading universities in the field of sports in Tokyo (東京六大学 "Big Six" — Rikkyo University, University of ...

Niiza Campus *

Keio Shiki Senior High School is a private boys' senior high school, affiliated with Keio University, in Shiki, Saitama Prefecture. Overview Keio Agricultural Senior High School was established in 1948, and in 1957 Keio Shiki was established on that school's property, re ...

Bus services

Tobu Bus and Seibu Bus operate local bus services from the bus stops on either side of the station. Since 17 July 2008, there is a direct express bus service to and from

Narita Airport Narita International Airport ( ja, 成田国際空港, Narita Kokusai Kūkō) , also known as Tokyo-Narita, formerly and originally known as , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Haneda Airport ...

(via Asakadai Station). The bus stop is on the south side of the station.　

References

External links

Tobu station information

{{Tōbu Tōjō Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Stations of Tobu Railway Tobu Tojo Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1914 Niiza, Saitama