Hibarigaoka Station (Tokyo)

Location
	Hibarigaoka Station Location within Nishitōkyō city Hibarigaoka Station Hibarigaoka Station (Tokyo) Hibarigaoka Station Hibarigaoka Station (Japan)

SI13
Hibarigaoka Station

ひばりヶ丘駅
SI13; Hibarigaoka Station; ひばりヶ丘駅
	Hibarigaoka Station (Tokyo) platforms
General information
Location	3-9-19 Sumiyoshichō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo-to 202-0005; Japan
Coordinates	35°45′06″N 139°32′45″E / 35.7516°N 139.5459°E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance	16.4 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal;
Other information
Station code	SI13
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 11, 1924
Previous names	Tanashimachi (until 1959)
Passengers
FY2019	74,392 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Hibarigaoka Station Location within Nishitōkyō city Hibarigaoka Station Hibarigaoka Station (Tokyo) Hibarigaoka Station Hibarigaoka Station (Japan)

Hibarigaoka Station (ひばりヶ丘駅, Hibarigaoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

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.^[1]

Station layout

The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.^[2]

Platforms

1/2	Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Higashi-Kurume, Tokorozawa, and Hannō
3/4	Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Nerima and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

History

The station opened on June 11, 1924 as Tanashimachi Station (田無町駅).^[1] It gained its current name on May 1, 1959, following the construction of the Hibarigaoka Housing Estate nearby.^[1]^[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hibarigaoka Station becoming "SI13".^[3]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 12th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 74,392 passengers daily.^[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	65,247^[1]
2005	66,033^[6]
2010	67,591^[7]
2015	69,024^[8]

Surrounding area

Hibarigaoka Housing Estate [ja]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本の鉄道中部ライン全線・全駅・全配線第１２巻東京都心北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 33/65. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
^ 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
^ 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ 東京都統計年鑑平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 東京都統計年鑑平成22年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 駅別乗降人員　2015（平成27）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.