Ōizumi-gakuen Station (大泉学園駅, Ōizumi-gakuen-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
SI11 Ōizumi-gakuen Station 大泉学園駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1-29-7 Higashi-oizumi, Nerima, Tokyo (東京都練馬区東大泉1-29-7) Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Seibu Ikebukuro Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | SI11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | November 1, 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Higashi-Ōizumi (until 1933) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2013 | 84,006 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ōizumi-gakuen Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro 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. Located between Shakujii-kōen and Hōya, it is 12.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]
The station has one ground-level island platform, serving two tracks.[2]
The station is located close to the home of Leiji Matsumoto, the creator of the anime Galaxy Express 999, and includes a statue of the Conductor from the series. From 2009, the station departure melody was changed to the Galaxy Express 999 theme tune.[2]
1 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Nerima and Ikebukuro![]() ![]() Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
2 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
The station first opened on November 1, 1924, as Higashi-Ōizumi Station (東大泉駅), and was renamed Ōizumi-gakuen Station on March 1, 1933.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Ōizumi-gakuen Station becoming "SI11".[3]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]
In fiscal 2013, the station was the 8th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 84,006 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 75,570[1] |
2009 | 84,089[6] |
2010 | 83,002[7] |
2011 | 81,725[8] |
2012 | 82,786[5] |
2013 | 84,006[5] |
Stations of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line/Seibu Chichibu Line | |
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