Higashi-Kurume Station (東久留米駅) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Higashi-Kurume Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Hibarigaoka and Kiyose, it is 17.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. The "Emio Higashi-Kurume" shopping and eating complex opened in 2010. The station building includes lavatories for men and women and a wheelchair-accessible multi-purpose restroom.

Platforms

History

Higashi-Kurume Station opened on 15 April 1915. It was named Higashi-Kurume to avoid confusion with Kurume Station in Kyushu. The station was rebuilt in 1994 with a new structure spanning the tracks and platforms. The "Emio Higashi-Kurume" station complex opened in 2010. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Kurume Station becoming "SI14". Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 16th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 54,968 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area