is a railway station on the

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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Lines

Ōizumi-gakuen Station is served by the

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 Minato Mirai Line to . Located between and , it is 12.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level

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, serving two tracks. The station is located close to the home of

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, the creator of the anime ''

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'', and includes a statue of the Conductor from the series. From 2009, the station

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was changed to the ''Galaxy Express 999'' theme tune. Oizumi Anime Gate opened in April 2015 on the pedestrian deck outside the north exit of Oizumi Gakuen Station with life-sized bronze statues of popular anime characters originating in Nerima, such as Astro Boy from the series of the same name, Joe Yabuki from "Ashita no Joe", Tetsuro Hoshino and Maetel from Galaxy Express 999, and Lum from Urusei Yatsura.

Platforms

History

The station first opened on November 1, 1924, as , and was renamed Ōizumi-gakuen Station on March 1, 1933. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Ōizumi-gakuen Station becoming "SI11". Through-running to and from and via the

and

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commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 8th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 84,006 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Ōizumi Gakuen Yumeria Hall, Shop, and Tower * Toei Tokyo Film & Animation Studios * High School Ōizumi (associated with

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) * Ōizumi Metropolitan High School

References

External links

Ōizumi-gakuen Station information
(Seibu Railway) {{DEFAULTSORT:Oizumi Gakuen Station Seibu Ikebukuro Line Stations of Seibu Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1924 Railway stations in Tokyo