Ōizumi-gakuen Station


Ōizumi-gakuen Station is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Ōizumi-gakuen Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to. Located between and, it is 12.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level island platform, serving two tracks.
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.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station first opened on November 1, 1924, as Higashi-Ōizumi Station, and was renamed Ōizumi-gakuen Station on March 1, 1933.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Ōizumi-gakuen Station becoming "SI11".
Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 8th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 84,006 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
200075,570
200984,089
201083,002
201181,725
201282,786
201384,006

Surrounding area