Higashi-Matsuyama Station

Higashi-Matsuyama Station 東松山駅
File:Higashi-Matsuyama Station East Entrance 20111104.JPG East entrance, November 2011
Location	1-12-11 Yakyū-chō, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama-ken 355-0028 Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Tojo Line
Distance	49.9 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	TJ-29
History
Opened	1 October 1923 (1923-10-01)
Previous names	Bushū Matsuyama (until 1954)
Traffic
Passengers	29,816 per day (FY2011)

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.

Lines

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, Commuter express, Semi express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by two Rapid and four Express trains per hour in each direction between Ikebukuro and Shinrinkōen or Ogawamachi stations.

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.

This station has a season ticket sales office.

• Higashi-Matsuyama Station West Entrance 20121104.JPG

  The west entrance in November 2012

• HigashiMatsuyama-st-gate.JPG

  The ticket barriers in November 2008

Platforms

1	■ Tobu Tojo Line	for Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2	■ Tobu Tojo Line	for Sakado, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

• Higashi-Matsuyama Station platform 2 south end 20120216.JPG

  View from the south end of platform 2 looking northward, February 2012

• Higashi-Matsuyama Station platform 1 down end 20151210.JPG

  View from the north end of platform 1 looking southward, December 2015

• Higashi-Matsuyama Station north end platform extension 20120216.JPG

  View of the north end of the platforms showing the 2-car-length platform extensions, February 2012

• Higashi-Matsuyama Station platform 1 lift 20151210.JPG

  The passenger lift on platform 1 in December 2015

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Tobu Tojo Line
Sakado		TJ Liner		Shinrinkōen
Sakado		Rapid express		Shinrinkōen
Sakado		Rapid		Shinrinkōen
Takasaka		Express		Shinrinkōen
Takasaka		Commuter express		Shinrinkōen
Takasaka		Semi express		Shinrinkōen
Takasaka		Local		Shinrinkōen

History

File:Higashi-matsuyama sta west.jpg

West entrance of station in 2004, before rebuilding

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 2011, the station was used by an average of 29,816 passengers daily. Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
1950	4,046
1960	6,725
1970	11,448
1980	13,391
1990	17,131
2000	13,552
2010	13,650

Surrounding area

• Saitama Children's Zoo
• Saitama Prefectural Higashimatsuyama Girls' High School
• National Route 407

External links

• Higashi-Matsuyama Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
• Higashi-Matsuyama Station information (Tobu) (Japanese)