is a subway station on the

Toei Ōedo Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. T ...

in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo subway operator

Toei Subway The is one of two subway systems in Tokyo, the other being Tokyo Metro. The Toei Subway lines were originally licensed to the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (the predecessor of Tokyo Metro) but were constructed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ...

Lines

Hikarigaoka Station is the terminus of the

. It is numbered E-38.

Station layout

The station is the westernmost of all Toei stations, and, at a depth of 11.9 m below ground level, the platform is the closest to the surface of all the Ōedo Line stations. There are five exits from the station, labelled A1 through to A5.

Platforms

The station has an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular o ...

with two tracks. File:Hikarigaoka Station platforms - Jan 8 2022 various 12 34 15 523000.jpeg, The platforms in January 2022

History

Hikarigaoka Station opened on 10 December 1991.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 56,529 passengers (28,347 boarding, 28,182 exiting) daily. Below is a table of the passenger statistics of the station beginning with 1991, the year the station entered service.

Surrounding area

The station is located towards the centre of the Hikarigaoka housing complex and is located in the vicinity of the large Hikarigaoka IMA shopping centre. Hikarigaoka itself is located at the northern point of Nerima, Tokyo near the border with

Itabashi, Tokyo is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it calls itself Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario, in Canada; Shijingshan District of Beijing in the People's Republic of China; and ...

and

Wakō, Saitama is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 84,161 in 42,434 households and a population density of 7600 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Wakō is located on the southern b ...

. Bus services from this station are operated by Kokusaikōgyō Bus and Seibu Bus. A spur of National Route 443 is routed above the station.

Cultural references

The station and other parts of the

are referenced in the

Digimon Adventure , known as ''Digimon: Digital Monsters'' in English-speaking territories, is a 1999 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation in cooperation with WiZ, Bandai and Fuji Television. It is the first anime series in the '' ...

franchise.

References

External links

* {{coord, 35.7578, N, 139.6293, E, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Railway stations in Tokyo Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Toei Ōedo Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1991