Shimo-Itabashi Station

Shimo-Itabashi Station (下板橋駅, Shimo-Itabashi-eki; lit. "Lower Itabashi Station") is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Despite its name, the station is not actually located in Itabashi, Tokyo.

TJ03 Shimo-Itabashi Station 下板橋駅
The main (north) entrance in February 2017
General information
Location	4-43-11 Ikebukuro-honchō, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0011 Japan
Coordinates	35°44′45″N 139°42′53″E
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Tojo Line
Distance	2.0 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	TJ-03
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 May 1914 (1914-05-01)
Rebuilt	1935
Passengers
FY2015	15,728 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Ōyama TJ04 towards Ogawamachi Tojo Line Local Kita-Ikebukuro TJ02 towards Ikebukuro
Location Shimo-Itabashi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Shimo-Itabashi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kita-Ikebukuro and Ōyama, it is 2.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[1] Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.^[2]

Station layout

The south entrance, used during the morning and evening peaks only, April 2014

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The main (north) entrance leads directly onto the up (Ikebukuro-bound) platform 2, with passenger access to the down platform 1 via an underground passage. An additional entrance (south entrance) is open during the morning and evening peak hours. Toilet facilities are provided on platform 2.

Platforms

1	TJ Tobu Tojo Line	for Kami-Itabashi, Narimasu, and Shiki
2	TJ Tobu Tojo Line	for Ikebukuro

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  The stairs to the underpass from platform 2 to platform 1 in February 2017
• 
  The stairs from the rush-hour only entrance leading to the underpass between the platforms in February 2017
• 
  View from the Narimasu end of Platform 2 in March 2013
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  View from the Ikebukuro end of Platform 2 in April 2014

History

Shimo-Itabashi stabling sidings to the west of the station in February 2017

The station opened on 1 May 1914.^[1] At the time of its opening, the station was located in the town of Itabashi (later becoming Itabashi Ward), and took its name from the neighbourhood of Shimo-Itabashi adjacent to the station.^[3] The station was relocated in 1935, moving it across the boundary from Itabashi into Toshima.^[3] The site of the original station is now used as a stabling yard with capacity for up to eight trains, and the "0.0" kilometre post for the Tobu Tojo Line is located here.^[4]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Shimo-Itabashi Station becoming "TJ-03".^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 14,986 passengers daily.^[6]

Surrounding area

• Itabashi Station (JR Saikyo Line, 10 minutes' walk)
• Shin-Itabashi Station ( Toei Mita Line, 15 minutes' walk)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan