Tōbu-Nerima Station

Tōbu-Nerima Station 東武練馬駅
The north entrance in February 2016
Location	2-2-14 Tokumaru, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-0083 Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Tojo Line
Distance	7.4 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	TJ-08
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 December 1931
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	59,102 daily
Location
Tōbu-Nerima Station Location within Japan

Tōbu-Nerima Station (東武練馬駅, Tōbu-Nerima-eki^?) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Despite its name, the station is not actually located in Nerima, Tokyo.

Tōbu-Nerima Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kami-Itabashi and Shimo-Akatsuka, it is 7.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. The station has two entrances, "north" and "south", connected directly to platforms 2 and 1 respectively. The platforms are also linked by an underpass.

The south entrance in February 2016

The underpass from platform 1 to platform 2 in February 2016

The view from the up end of platform 2 in February 2016

The view from the down end of platform 2 in February 2016

The view from the down end of platform 1 in February 2016

Toilet facilities are provided on platform 1. Both platforms are wheelchair-accessible from the respective entrances.

The station opened on 29 December 1931. At the time of its opening, the station was located in the Tokumaru neighbourhood of the village of Akatsuka, however the station took its name from the town of Nerima immediately to the north of the station, as that was deemed to be better known. The station name was prefixed with the company name "Tobu" to differentiate it from the existing Nerima Station operated by the Musashino Railway (present-day Seibu Railway). The area around the station was absorbed into the City of Tokyo in 1932, all becoming part of Itabashi Ward, and it was not until 1947 that the former town of Nerima was split off from Itabashi Ward to become Nerima Ward.