Connections Bus terminal Address Japan Platforms in use 2 | Station code SI13 Opened 1924 | |
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Location 3-9-19 Sumiyoshichō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo（東京都西東京市住吉町3-9-19）Japan Previous names Tanashimachi (until 1959) Similar Hōya Station, Higashi‑Kurume Station, Tanashi Station, Ōizumi‑gakuen Station, Kiyose Station | ||
Hibarigaoka Station (ひばりヶ丘駅, Hibarigaoka-eki) is a railway station in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
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Lines
Hibarigaoka 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 Hōya and Higashi-Kurume, it is 16.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.
Station layout
The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.
History
The station opened on June 11, 1924 as Tanashimachi Station (田無町駅). It gained its current name on May 1, 1959, following the construction of the Hibarigaoka Housing Estate nearby.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hibarigaoka Station becoming "SI13".
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was the 13th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 69,024 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.