Nishiarai Station (西新井駅, Nishiarai-eki) is a railway station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. It is operated by private railway operator Tobu Railway.

TS13
Nishiarai Station

西新井駅
West exit, 2016
General information
LocationAdachi, Tokyo
(足立区西新井栄町2-1-1)
Japan
Operated byTobu Railway
Line(s)Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Daishi Line.
Other information
Station codeTS-13
History
Opened1899
Passengers
[1]58,180 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Kita-Senju
TS09
towards Oshiage
Skytree Line
Express
Sōka
TS16
Kita-Senju
TS09
towards Asakusa
Skytree Line
Section Express
Kita-Senju
TS09
towards Oshiage
Skytree Line
Semi Express
Kita-Senju
TS09
towards Asakusa
Skytree Line
Section Semi Express
Umejima
TS12
towards Asakusa
Skytree Line
Local
Takenotsuka
TS14
Daishimae
TS51
Terminus
Daishi Line Terminus

Lines

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The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line and Tobu Daishi Line.

 
The station platforms with the Daishi Line platforms on the right, 2008

Station layout

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The station consists of three island platforms serving six tracks.

Platforms

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1/2 TS Tobu Daishi Line for Daishimae
3 TS Tobu Skytree Line for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
  Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki, Tatebayashi and Ōta
  Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi
4 TS Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
  Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi
5 TS Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
  Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
6 TS Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
  Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Shibuya
  Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-rinkan

History

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The station opened on 27 August 1899.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Nishiarai Station becoming "TS-13".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nishiarai Station information. Retrieved on 19 September 2008. (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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35°46′38″N 139°47′24″E / 35.7771°N 139.7901°E / 35.7771; 139.7901