Higashi-Matsuyama Station (東松山駅, Higashimatsuyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines

Higashi-Matsuyama Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Takasaka and Shinrin-kōen, it is 49.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. All services, (TJ Liner, Kawagoe Limited Express, Rapid Express, Express, Semi Express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by six trains per hour in each direction.

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 Shinrin-kōen.

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  The west entrance in November 2012
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  The ticket barriers in November 2008

Platforms

1	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Shinrin-kōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Sakado, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya  TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Hiyoshi and Yokohama  SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama   via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shōnandai   Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

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  View from the south end of platform 2 looking northward, February 2012
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  View from the north end of platform 1 looking southward, December 2015
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  View of the north end of the platforms showing the 2-car-length platform extensions, February 2012
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  The passenger lift on platform 1 in December 2015

History

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 Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Higashi-Matsuyama Station becoming "TJ-29".

Through running to and from Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line commenced on 18 March 2023. Rapid services were abolished, Rapid Express services were changed to make all stops west of Kawagoe, and F Liner services now operate as Rapid Express services instead of Express services.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,778 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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan