Operated by Tobu Railway Distance 49.9 km from Ikebukuro Station code TJ-29 Phone +81 493-22-0076 Platforms in use 2 | Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line Connections Bus terminal Opened 1 October 1923 Rebuilt 2010 Tracks 2 | |
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Location 1-12-11 Yakyū-chō, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama-ken 355-0028
Japan Address Japan, 〒355-0028 埼玉県東松山市箭弓町１丁目１２−１１ Similar Takasaka Station, Shinrinkōen Station, Sakado Station, Tsukinowa Station, Kita‑Sakado Station | ||
Higashi-Matsuyama Station (東松山駅, Higashimatsuyama-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
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Higashi-Matsuyama Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Takasaka and Shinrinkōen, it is 49.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. All services, (TJ Liner, Rapid express, Rapid, Express, Semi express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by eight trains per hour in each direction.
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located above the platforms. The platforms were originally island platforms serving four tracks, but the outer tracks were removed following completion of double-tracking beyond to Shinrinkōen.
History
The station was first opened on 1 October 1923 as Bushū Matsuyama Station (武州松山駅). The station was renamed Higashi-Matsuyama Station in October 1954 when Higashi-Matsuyama became a city. The station building was refurbished between 2008 and 2010 with the addition of lifts on either side.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Higashi-Matsuyama Station becoming "TJ-29".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 29,568 passengers daily. Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.