Fujimino Station

Fujimino Station (ふじみ野駅, Fujimino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fujimi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. Despite the name, it is not in the city of Fujimino.^[1]

TJ18 Fujimino Station ふじみ野駅
The east entrance in September 2012
General information
Location	1-26-1 Fujimino-higashi, Fujimi-shi, Saitama-ken 354-0036 Japan
Coordinates	35.860857°N 139.523138°E / 35.860857; 139.523138
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance	24.2 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	TJ-18
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 November 1993
Passengers
FY2019	66,843 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Kawagoe TJ21 towards Ogawamachi TJ Liner Ikebukuro TJ01 Terminus Tojo Line Express Shiki TJ14 towards Ikebukuro Kami-Fukuoka TJ19 towards Ogawamachi Tojo Line Semi Express Local Tsuruse TJ17 towards Ikebukuro
Location Fujimino Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Fujimino Station Fujimino Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Fujimino Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai or via the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line, and Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shōnandai . Located between Tsuruse and Kami-Fukuoka, it is 24.2 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[2] All services except "Rapid Express" and "Kawagoe Limited Express" services stop at this station.^[3]

Station layout

The west entrance in September 2012

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located over the platforms. Platforms 1 and 4 are generally used by slower stopping trains overtaken by faster limited-stop trains.

Platforms

1/2	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Kawagoe, Sakado, Shinrinkōen, and Ogawamachi
3/4	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya  TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Hiyoshi and Yokohama  SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama   via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shōnandai   Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

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  The ticket barriers in October 2009
• 
  View looking toward Kawagoe from platforms 1 and 2 in April 2013

History

The east entrance in November 2004

The station opened on 15 November 1993.^[2]

Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.^[4]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Fujimino Station becoming "TJ-18".^[5]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.^[6]

Through service to and from Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line commenced on 18 March 2023.^[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 66,843 passengers daily.^[9] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2014	64,904[10]
2015	65,874[11]

Surrounding area

Soyoca Fujimino Shopping Centre in July 2012

The "I'm Fujimino" high-rise condominium in September 2015

• Bunkyo Gakuin University Fujimino Campus
• Soyoca Fujimino Shopping Centre (formerly Outlet Mall Rism, Japan's first outlet shopping mall^[12])
• Lalaport Fujimi shopping mall^[13]
• I'm Fujimino (high-rise condominium)

Schools

• Oi Higashi Junior High School
• Oi Junior High School
• Fujimino Elementary School
• Oi Elementary School
• Kamekubo Elementary School^[14]

Bus services

Since 17 July 2008, there is a direct express bus service to/from Narita Airport (via Shiki and Asakadai Stations). The bus stop is on the west side of the station.^[15]

There is a regular bus service to/from Lalaport Fujimi. The bus stop is on the east side of the station.^[16] There is a regular bus service to/from Tsuruse Station and Kami-Fukuoka Station. The bus stop is on the west side of the station.^[16]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Fujimino Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2019
4. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
5. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
6. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
7. "2023年3月18日（土）ダイヤ改正に係る各列車の時刻変更について" [March 18, 2023 (Saturday) Timetable change for each train due to timetable revision]. Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023. 羽沢横浜国大～新横浜～日吉駅間の開業に合わせ、東上線から日吉駅・新横浜駅を経由して海老名駅・湘南台駅までの直通運転を開始します。 [In conjunction with the opening of the Hazawa yokohama-kokudai - Shin-Yokohama - Hiyoshi line, we will start direct operation from the Tojo Line to Ebina Station and Shonandai Station via Hiyoshi Station and Shin-Yokohama Station.]
8. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
9. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
10. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
11. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
12. "Outlet Mall Rism" (in Japanese). Japan: Luxeys. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
13. ららぽーと富士見 グランドオープン ["Lalaport Fujimi" grand opening] (in Japanese). Japan: Mitsui Fudosan Retail Management Co., Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
14. Kamekubo Elementary School Retrieved 20 November 2012. (in Japanese)
15. "ふじみ野・志木地区↔成田空港" Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Airport Limousine website. Retrieved 12 July 2008. (in Japanese)
16. 時刻表検索 [Timetable search]. Tobu Bus Online (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Bus Co., Ltd. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

External links

Media related to Fujimino Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)