Higashi-Matsuyama Station

Higashi-Matsuyama Station (東松山駅, Higashimatsuyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.^[1]

TJ29 Higashi-Matsuyama Station 東松山駅
The east entrance in November 2011
General information
Location	1-12-11 Yakyū-chō, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama-ken 355–0028 Japan
Coordinates	36.034909°N 139.401658°E / 36.034909; 139.401658
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance	49.9 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	TJ-29
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1923 (1923-10-01)
Rebuilt	2010
Previous names	Bushū Matsuyama (until 1954)
Passengers
FY2019	28,778 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Shinrin-kōen TJ30 towards Ogawamachi TJ Liner Sakado TJ26 towards Ikebukuro Kawagoe F Liner Takasaka TJ28 towards Motomachi-Chūkagai Tojo Line Rapid Express Express Semi Express Local Takasaka TJ28 towards Ikebukuro
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Lines

Higashi-Matsuyama Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Takasaka and Shinrin-kōen, it is 49.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[2] All services, (TJ Liner, Kawagoe Limited Express, Rapid Express, Express, Semi Express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by six trains per hour in each direction.^[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located above the platforms. The platforms were originally island platforms serving four tracks, but the outer tracks were removed following completion of double-tracking beyond to Shinrin-kōen.

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  The west entrance in November 2012
• 
  The ticket barriers in November 2008

Platforms

1	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Shinrin-kōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Sakado, Kawagoe, 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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  View from the south end of platform 2 looking northward, February 2012
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  View from the north end of platform 1 looking southward, December 2015
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  View of the north end of the platforms showing the 2-car-length platform extensions, February 2012
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  The passenger lift on platform 1 in December 2015

History

The west entrance of station in 2004, before rebuilding

The station was first opened on 1 October 1923 as Bushū Matsuyama Station (武州松山駅). The station was renamed Higashi-Matsuyama Station in October 1954 when Higashi-Matsuyama became a city.^[1][2] The station building was refurbished between 2008 and 2010 with the addition of lifts on either side.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Higashi-Matsuyama Station becoming "TJ-29".^[4]

Through running 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.^[3][5] Rapid services were abolished, Rapid Express services were changed to make all stops west of Kawagoe, and F Liner services now operate as Rapid Express services instead of Express services.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,778 passengers daily.^[6] Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.^[7]

Fiscal year	Daily average
1950	4,046
1960	6,725
1970	11,448
1980	13,391
1990	17,131
2000	13,552
2010	13,650

Surrounding area

• Saitama Children's Zoo
• Saitama Prefectural Higashimatsuyama Girls' High School
• National Route 407

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Higashi-Matsuyama Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 225. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
4. 「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.
5. "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.]
6. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
7. Sawauchi, Kazuaki (October 2013). 東武鉄道東上線の歴史過程 [History of the Tobu Tojo Line]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). 63 (880). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai: 18.

External links

Media related to Higashi-Matsuyama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tobu station information (in Japanese)