is a railway station on the
Tobu Tojo Line
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 ...
in
Itabashi, Tokyo
is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis
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, Japan, operated by the
private railway
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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
Shimo-Akatsuka Station is served by the
Tobu Tojo Line
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 ...
from in Tokyo. Located between and , it is 8.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.
Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.
[''Tobu Tojo Line Timetable'', published March 2016]
Station layout
The 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 platforms ...
s 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
Facilities
Passenger toilet facilities are provided on platform 1.
File:Shimo-akatsuka Station south entrance 20160409.JPG, The south entrance in April 2016
File:Shimo-akatsuka Station platform 1 20160409.JPG, The up (Ikebukuro) end of platform 1 in April 2016
File:Shimo-akatsuka Station platform 2 20160409.JPG, The up (Ikebukuro) end of platform 2 in April 2016
File:Shimo-akatsuka Station underpass 20160409.JPG, The underpass linking the two platforms
File:Shimo-akatsuka Station platforms 20160409.JPG, The platforms viewed from the east (Ikebukuro) end in April 2016
History
The station opened on 29 December 1930.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Shimo-Akatsuka Station becoming "TJ-09".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 18,457 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
*
Chikatetsu-Akatsuka Station
is a subway station in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.
Lines
Chikatetsu-Akatsuka Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (station Y-03) and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (station F-03), and is located 3.6 km fro ...
(
Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line
The is a subway line in Japan owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" (), and ...
/
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
The , formally the , is a subway line operated by Tokyo Metro in west-central Tokyo and Wako, Saitama, Japan. The newest line in the Tokyo subway network, it opened in stages between 1994 and 2008. On average, the Fukutoshin line carries 362,654 ...
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* Hikarigaoka Park
* Akatsuka Park
* Itabashi Art Museum
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National Route 254
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
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Railway stations
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References
External links
Tobu station information
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Tobu Tojo Main Line
Stations of Tobu Railway
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1930