Itabashi Station
# Itabashi Station

Itabashi Station (板橋駅, Itabashi-eki) is a railway station on the Saikyo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Itabashi Station is served by the Akabane Line between Ikebukuro and Akabane stations, which forms part of the Saikyo Line which runs between Ōsaki in Tokyo and Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains continue northward to Kawagoe via the Kawagoe Line and southward to Shin-Kiba via the TWR Rinkai Line. The station is located 1.8 km north of Ikebukuro Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | JA Saikyō Line | for Akabane, Musashi-Urawa, Ōmiya ■ Kawagoe Line through service to Kawagoe |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | JA Saikyō Line | for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Ōsaki R Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba Sotetsu Line through service to Hazawa yokohama-kokudai and Ebina |

* View of the platforms looking north, March 2013
* Disused permanent way maintenance sidings on the west side, March 2013

## History

Itabashi Station opened on 1 March 1885.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 30,168 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

| Fiscal year | Daily average |
| - | - |
| 2000 | 28,522 |
| 2005 | 29,348 |
| 2010 | 29,871 |
| 2011 | 30,168 |

## Surrounding area

* Shin-Itabashi Station (Toei Mita Line)
* Shimo-Itabashi Station (Tobu Tojo Line)
* Tokyo Metropolitan Kitazono High School
* Sugamo High School
