Nakai Station (中井駅, Nakai-eki) is the name of two railway stations in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line (station number SS04) and the Toei Ōedo Line (station number E-32) respectively. The two stations are separated by approximately two minutes' walk through a shopping street.
Lines
Nakai Station is served by the following two lines.
Station layout
Seibu
The Seibu station has two side platforms serving two tracks.[1] The station has a third central track used for passing express trains in both directions.[2]
| 1 |  Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Tanashi, Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
| 2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
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Seibu ticket gates -
Seibu line platform, 2019
Toei
The Toei station has an island platform with two tracks, located underground at a depth of 35 m, parallel to and below both Yamate-dori and the Central Circular Route.
| 1 | E Ōedo Line | for Tochōmae, Roppongi, and Daimon |
| 2 | E Ōedo Line | for Nerima and Hikarigaoka |
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Toei ticket gates -
Toei Oedo Line platforms, 2019
History
The Seibu station opened on 16 April 1927.[3] The Toei station opened in 1997.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Nakai Station becoming "SS04".[4] The station number for the Ōedo Line is E-32.[5]
The Seibu station was re-configured in 2016 to place the Seibu ticket gates underground, creating north and south exits from the station.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was the 35th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 28,264 passengers daily.[6] In fiscal 2012, an average of 11,086 people used the Toei station to board a train per day.[7]
The passenger figures for the Seibu station in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 28,807[8] |
| 2010 | 28,532[8] |
| 2011 | 27,662[9] |
| 2012 | 28,011[6] |
| 2013 | 28,264[6] |
See also
References
- ^ Nakai Station information Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)
- ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１２巻 東京都心北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 35/59. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ 各駅情報(中井) [Information of each station (Nakai)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ a b c 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 16 July 2014.
- ^ 地下鉄関連情報 [Information in relation to the subway] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ a b 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 26 January 2013.
- ^ 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 26 January 2013.
External links
- Nakai Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)