Nishi-Tokorozawa Station
SI18 Nishi-Tokorozawa Station 西所沢駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-11-9 Nishi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359–1144 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°47′22″N 139°27′24″E / 35.7894°N 139.4568°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island and 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kotesashi (until 1915) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 25,720 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nishi-Tokorozawa Station (西所沢駅, Nishi-Tokorozawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
[edit]Nishi-Tokorozawa Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō, and by its branch, the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line to Seibukyūjō-mae. Nishi-Tokorozawa is located 27.2 km from the terminus of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line at Ikebukuro Station.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two ground-level side platforms and one island platform, serving four tracks.[2]
Platforms
[edit]Platforms 1 and 2 are bidirectional platforms used by Sayama Line services, and platforms 3 and 4 are used by Seibu Ikebukuro Line services.[2] Through trains in the up direction from the Sayama Line to Ikebukuro normally use platform 1.
| 1 |  Seibu Sayama Line
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for Seibukyūjō-mae |
| Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Tokorozawa and Ikebukuro | |
| 2 | Seibu Sayama Line
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for Seibukyūjō-mae |
| 3 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Hannō |
| 4 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
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History
[edit]The station opened on 15 April 1915 as Kotesashi Station (小手指駅).[1] It was renamed Nishi-Tokorozawa on 1 September 1915.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Nishi-Tokorozawa Station becoming "SI18".[3]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was the 40th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 25,720 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for the station in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 24,154[1] |
| 2009 | 24,393[6] |
| 2010 | 23,904[6] |
| 2011 | 23,863[7] |
| 2012 | 24,112[8] |
| 2013 | 24,473[8] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Saitama Prefectural Tokorozawa High School
National Route 463
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 12/71. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- ^ 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 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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 22 June 2014.
External links
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Media related to Nishi-Tokorozawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nishi-Tokorozawa Station information (Seibu) (in Japanese)
- Nishi-Tokorozawa Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)