Nishi-Tokorozawa Station

SI18
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station

西所沢駅
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station, February 2021
General information
Location1-11-9 Nishi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359–1144
Japan
Coordinates35°47′22″N 139°27′24″E / 35.7894°N 139.4568°E / 35.7894; 139.4568
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s)
Platforms1 island and 1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeSI18
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1915
Previous namesKotesashi (until 1915)
Passengers
FY201925,720 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Kotesashi
SI19
towards Hannō
 Ikebukuro Line
Express
 Tokorozawa
SI17
towards Ikebukuro
Kotesashi
One-way operation
 Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Express
Kotesashi
SI19
towards Hannō
 Ikebukuro Line
Rapid
Kotesashi
One-way operation
 Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Semi Express
Kotesashi
SI19
towards Hannō
 Ikebukuro Line
Semi Express
Kotesashi
SI19
towards Agano
 Ikebukuro Line
Local
Shimo-Yamaguchi
SI40
towards Seibukyūjō-mae
 Sayama Line Terminus
Location
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station (Japan)

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

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

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms and one island platform, serving four tracks.[2]

Station platforms, 2021

Platforms

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 for Seibukyūjō-mae
 Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Ikebukuro
2  Seibu Sayama Line for Seibukyūjō-mae
3  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō
4  Seibu Ikebukuro Line 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

History

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

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
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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  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 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.

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