Kami-Igusa Station
Lines
Kami-Igusa Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 |  Seibu Shinjuku Line
|
for Tanashi, Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
| 2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line
|
for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
History
Kami-Igusa Station opened on 16 April 1927. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kami-Igusa Station becoming "SS12".
On 23 March 2008, a bronze statue of the RX-78-2 Gundam was erected at the south entrance of the station to honor the animation studio Sunrise, which is located in Suginami. In addition, the station started using a keyboard rendition of the Mobile Suit Gundam theme song as its train melody.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was the 51st busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 20,030 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 20,694 |
| 2010 | 19,944 |
| 2011 | 19,740 |
| 2012 | 19,707 |
| 2013 | 20,030 |
See also
References
- ^ 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. 227. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 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 2 April 2013.
- ^ "ガンダムのブロンズ像、西武新宿線 上井草駅前の大地に立つ！". Gundam.info. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "上井草駅の新名物「ガンダム発車ベル」に隠された秘密とは!?". ITMedia. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "ガンダムモニュメント、上井草駅に立つ！". Famitsu. 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員 2013（平成25）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員 2010（平成22）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員 2011（平成23）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
External links
- Kami-Igusa station information (in Japanese)
