Higashi-Matsuyama Station
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Higashi-Matsuyama Station
東松山駅 |
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The east entrance in November 2011
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| Location | 1-12-11 Yakyū-chō, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama-ken 355-0028 Japan |
| Operated by |
 Tobu Railway
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| Line(s) |
_symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Tojo Line
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| Distance | 49.9 km from Ikebukuro |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections | Bus terminal |
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| Station code | TJ-29 |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 October 1923 |
| Rebuilt | 2010 |
| Previous names | Bushū Matsuyama (until 1954) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 29,568 per day (FY2014) |
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 Higashi-Matsuyama Station
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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.
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, Semi express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by eight trains per hour in each direction.
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.
The west entrance in November 2012
The ticket barriers in November 2008
View from the south end of platform 2 looking northward, February 2012
View from the north end of platform 1 looking southward, December 2015
View of the north end of the platforms showing the 2-car-length platform extensions, February 2012
The passenger lift on platform 1 in December 2015
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.
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