Tokorozawa Station
Tokorozawa Station 所沢駅 | |
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|---|---|
| West entrance, January 2013 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Tokorozawa |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-14-5 Kusunokidai |
| Postal code | 359-0037 |
| (in Japanese) | 埼玉県所沢市くすのき台1-14-5 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1895 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | SS22, SI17 |
| Operator(s) | Seibu Railway |
| Line(s) | Seibu Ikebukuro Line Seibu Shinjuku Line |
| Statistics | 96,485 passengers/day (FY2013) |
 Medium bus terminal at this station | |
Tokorozawa Station (所沢駅 Tokorozawa-eki) is a railway station in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]
Lines
Tokorozawa Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō, and by the Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu Shinjuku to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Some Ikebukuro Line services inter-run 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. On the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, it is located between Akitsu and Nishi-Tokorozawa, and is 24.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] On the Seibu Shinjuku Line, it is located between Higashi-Murayama and Kōkū-kōen, and is 28.9 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminus.[2]
All train services stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks.[3]
Platforms
| 1 | ■Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Hon-Kawagoe |
| 2 | ■Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku |
| 3 | ■Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Nerima and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for ShibuyaTokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
| 4 | ■Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu |
| 5 | ■Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||
| Higashi-Murayama | Koedo limited express[4] | Sayamashi | ||
| Higashi-Murayama | Commuter express | Shin-Tokorozawa | ||
| Higashi-Murayama | Express | Kōkū-kōen | ||
| Higashi-Murayama | Semi express | Kōkū-kōen | ||
| Higashi-Murayama | Local | Kōkū-kōen | ||
| Seibu Ikebukuro Line | ||||
| Ikebukuro | Chichibu/Musashi limited express | Irumashi | ||
| Hibarigaoka | Rapid express | Kotesashi | ||
| Hibarigaoka | Express | Nishi-Tokorozawa | ||
| Higashi-Kurume | Commuter express | Nishi-Tokorozawa | ||
| Akitsu | Rapid | Nishi-Tokorozawa | ||
| Akitsu | Commuter semi express | Nishi-Tokorozawa | ||
| Akitsu | Semi express | Nishi-Tokorozawa | ||
| Akitsu | Local | Nishi-Tokorozawa | ||
History
The station opened on 21 March 1895.[2] The station building was rebuilt in 2012, with the new station building opened on 8 March 2012. The former west entrance closed from this date.[5]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tokorozawa Station becoming "SS22" on the Seibu Shinjuku Line and "SI17" on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.[6]
Through-running on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[7]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was the seventh busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 96,485 passengers daily.[8]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 87,558[2] |
| 2009 | 96,156[9] |
| 2010 | 94,827[9] |
| 2011 | 93,399[10] |
| 2012 | 95,309[8] |
| 2013 | 96,485[8] |
Surrounding area
East exit
- Seibu Holdings head office
- Seibu Bus head office
South/West exit
- Seibu Railway Workshops (closed)
References
- ↑ Seibu Station List. Retrieved on 7 October 2008. (Japanese)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 201–202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ↑ Tokorozawa Station map. Retrieved on 12 April 2012. (Japanese)
- ↑ "停車駅のご案内". Seibu Railway. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ↑ 所沢駅新駅舎で施設見学会 [Preview of new Tokorozawa Station building]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ↑ 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. 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.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 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. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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. 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. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tokorozawa Station. |
- Tokorozawa Station information (Seibu Railway) (Japanese)
- Tokorozawa Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°47′13″N 139°28′24″E / 35.787017°N 139.47338°E