is a railway station in

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

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and the Tokyo subway operator

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Lines

Nerima Station is served by the

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, and Seibu Toshima Line, and also by the

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subway. It is located from the terminus of the Ikebukuro Line at .

Station layout

Nerima is an elevated station with two

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s serving four tracks, with an additional outer track on either side used by passing trains. Elevators and escalators connect the platforms to the ticket entrances, and the station contains a waiting room as well. The Toei station consists of an underground island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

Seibu

File:Nerima-Sta-Seibu-Gate.JPG, Ticket gates, 2016 File:Nerima-Sta-Seibu-Platform.JPG, Platforms, 2016

Toei

File:Nerima-Sta-Toei-Gate.JPG, Toei ticket gates, 2016 File:Toei-subway-E35-Nerima-station-platform-20191205-151302.jpg, Toei Oedo Line underground platforms, December 2019

History

The Seibu station opened on 15 April 1915. The Toei station opened on 10 December 1991. The original ground-level station was rebuilt as an elevated station in 1997, and at the same time, the number of tracks was increased to six to allow non-stop trains to pass. From 1998, inter-running of some services commenced to and from the

. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Nerima Station becoming "SI06". Through-running to and from and via the

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and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the fourth busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 118,601 passengers daily. In fiscal 2012, the Toei station was used by an average of 35,765 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for the Seibu station in previous years are as shown below.

Cultural references

The station and other parts of the

are referenced in the

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franchise.

References

External links

Nerima Station information
(Seibu Railway)

(Toei) {{coord, 35.737778, 139.653568, format=dms, display=title, type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000 Seibu Ikebukuro Line Seibu Yūrakuchō Line Stations of Seibu Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915 Railway stations in Tokyo