Hikarigaoka Station

Hikarigaoka Station 光が丘駅
Entrance A3
Location	Nerima, Tokyo, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Toei Subway
Line(s)	Toei Ōedo Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	E-38
History
Opened	1991
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)	56,529 daily

Hikarigaoka Station (光が丘駅 Hikarigaoka-eki) is a subway station on the Toei Ōedo Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway.

Lines

Hikarigaoka Station is the terminus of the Toei Ōedo Line. It is numbered E-38.^[1]

Station layout

The platforms, November 2014

The station is the westernmost of all Toei stations, and, at a depth of 11.9 m below ground level, the platform is the closest to the surface of all the Ōedo Line stations.^[1] There are five exits from the station, labelled A1 through to A5.^[2]

Platforms

The station has an island platform with two tracks.

1	○ Toei Ōedo Line	for Tochōmae, Roppongi, and Daimon
2	○ Toei Ōedo Line	Alighting only

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Toei Oedo Line (E-38)
Nerima-kasugachō (E-37)		-	Terminus

History

Hikarigaoka Station opened on 10 December 1991.^[3]

Future plans

Though currently the terminus of the Ōedo Line, the line is expected to be extended towards Ōizumigakuenchō, a project which is expected to begin in 2015.^[4] The line may then be extended towards Niiza, Saitama, Kiyose, Tokyo and eventually to Higashi-Tokorozawa Station in Tokorozawa, Saitama.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 56,529 passengers (28,347 boarding, 28,182 exiting) daily.^[5] Below is a table of the passenger statistics of the station beginning with 1991, the year the station entered service.

Year	Passengers	Source
1991	7,982	[6]
1992	9,019	[7]
1993	10,027	[8]
1994	11,025	[9]
1995	11,303	[10]
1996	11,540	[11]
1997	13,501	[12]
1998	19,545	[13]
1999	20,689	[14]
2000	22,285	[15]
2001	23,975	[16]
2002	25,030	[17]
2003	26,098	[18]
2004	26,668	[19]
2005	27,230	[20]
2006	28,041	[21]
2007	29,251	[22]
2008	29,286	[23]
2009	28,706	[24]
2010	28,468	[25]
2011	28,425	[26]

Surrounding area

The station is located towards the centre of the Hikarigaoka housing complex and is located in the vicinity of the large Hikarigaoka IMA shopping centre.^[27] Hikarigaoka itself is located at the northern point of Nerima, Tokyo near the border with Itabashi, Tokyo and Wakō, Saitama. Bus services from this station are operated by Kokusaikōgyō Bus and Seibu Bus.^[1] A spur of National Route 443 is routed above the station.^[28]

Cultural references

The station and other parts of the Toei Ōedo Line are referenced in the Digimon Adventure franchise.^[29][30][31]

References

1. "Hikarigaoka". www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
2. "Hikarigaoka exits". www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
3. 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. 218. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
4. (PDF) http://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kusei/machi/kakuchiiki/oedo/index.files/panhu.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. 東京都交通局 各駅乗降人員一覧
6. 東京都統計年鑑（平成3年）241ページ
7. 東京都統計年鑑（平成4年）
8. 東京都統計年鑑（平成5年）
9. 東京都統計年鑑（平成6年）
10. 東京都統計年鑑（平成7年）
11. 東京都統計年鑑（平成8年）
12. 東京都統計年鑑（平成9年）
13. "東京都統計年鑑（平成10年）" (PDF).
14. "東京都統計年鑑（平成11年）" (PDF).
15. 東京都統計年鑑（平成12年）
16. 東京都統計年鑑（平成13年）
17. 東京都統計年鑑（平成14年）
18. 東京都統計年鑑（平成15年）
19. 東京都統計年鑑（平成16年）
20. 東京都統計年鑑（平成17年）
21. 東京都統計年鑑（平成18年）
22. 東京都統計年鑑（平成19年）
23. 東京都統計年鑑（平成20年）
24. 東京都統計年鑑（平成21年）
25. 東京都統計年鑑（平成22年）
26. 東京都統計年鑑（平成23年）
27. "Hikarigaoka IMA home page". http://www.town.haga.tochigi.jp/. Retrieved 2013-08-02. External link in |publisher= (help)
28. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
29. "Odaiba Memorial - Hikarigaoka". marron.extracaffeine.com. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
30. "Odaiba Memorial - Juunigou-sen". marron.extracaffeine.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
31. "Odaiba Memorial - Shinjuku". marron.extracaffeine.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.

External links

• Hibarigaoka station information (Toei) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°45′28″N 139°37′45″E / 35.7578°N 139.6293°E