Kami-Igusa Station


Kami-Igusa Station is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Kami-Igusa Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from in Tokyo to in Saitama Prefecture.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.

History

Kami-Igusa Station opened on 16 April 1927. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kami-Igusa Station becoming "SS12".
On 23 March 2008, a bronze statue of the RX-78-2 Gundam was erected at the south entrance of the station to honor the animation studio Sunrise, which is located in Suginami. In addition, the station started using a keyboard rendition of the Mobile Suit Gundam theme song as its train melody.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 51st busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 20,030 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
200920,694
201019,944
201119,740
201219,707
201320,030