Shimo-Akatsuka Station

TJ09 Shimo-Akatsuka Station 下赤塚駅
The north entrance in April 2016
General information
Location	1-23-1 Akatsuka-shinmachi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-0093 Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Tojo Line
Distance	8.9 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	TJ-09
Website	www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7208.html
History
Opened	29 December 1930
Passengers
FY2010	18,457 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Narimasu TJ10 towards Ogawamachi Tojo Line Local Tōbu-Nerima TJ08 towards Ikebukuro
Location Shimo-Akatsuka Station Location within Japan

Shimo-Akatsuka Station (下赤塚駅, Shimo-akatsuka-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Shimo-Akatsuka Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Tōbu-Nerima and Narimasu, it is 8.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station has two entrances: the north entrance adjoining platform 2 (for Ikebukuro) and the south entrance adjoining platform 1 (for Narimasu). The two platforms are also linked by an underpass.

Platforms

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

Facilities

Passenger toilet facilities are provided on platform 1.

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  The south entrance in April 2016
• 
  The up (Ikebukuro) end of platform 1 in April 2016
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  The up (Ikebukuro) end of platform 2 in April 2016
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  The underpass linking the two platforms
• 
  The platforms viewed from the east (Ikebukuro) end in April 2016

History

The south entrance in November 2004

The station opened on 29 December 1930.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Shimo-Akatsuka Station becoming "TJ-09".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 18,457 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

• Chikatetsu-Akatsuka Station ( Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line/ Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line)
• Hikarigaoka Park
• Akatsuka Park
• Itabashi Art Museum
• National Route 254

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shimo-Akatsuka Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
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 2016
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. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
5. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

External links

• Tobu station information (in Japanese)

35.7704°N 139.6443°E / 35.7704; 139.6443