Musashi-Seki Station
Musashi-Seki Station 武蔵関駅 | |
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 South entrance, December 2012 | |
| Location |
2-29-1 Sekimachikita, Nerima, Tokyo （東京都練馬区関町北） Japan |
| Operated by | Seibu Railway |
| Line(s) | Seibu Shinjuku Line |
| Connections |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | SS14 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 28,803 daily |
Musashi-Seki Station (武蔵関駅 Musashi-Seki-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]
Lines
Musashi-Seki Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Located between Kami-Shakujii and Higashi-Fushimi, it lies 14.4 km from the Shinjuku terminus.[2] Only all-stations "Local" services and "Semi express" services stop at this station.[3]
Station layout
The station structure is located over the tracks, with one set of ticket barriers, and station entrances on the north and south sides.
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North entrance, December 2012
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The ticket barriers, December 2012
Platforms
The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.[1]
| 1 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe |
| 2 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
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View from the east (Shinjuku) end of platform 1, December 2012
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View from the west (Kawagoe) end of platform 1, December 2012
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||
| Koedo limited express: no stop | ||||
| Commuter Express: no stop | ||||
| Express: no stop | ||||
| Kami-Shakujii | Semi express | Higashi-Fushimi | ||
| Kami-Shakujii | Local | Higashi-Fushimi | ||
History
The station opened on 16 April 1927.[2]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Musashi-Seki Station becoming "SS14".[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was the 34th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 28,803 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 28,859[6] |
| 2010 | 28,091[6] |
| 2011 | 27,864[7] |
| 2012 | 28,477[5] |
| 2013 | 28,803[5] |
Surrounding area
North side
- Honryuji Temple
- Sophia University Shakujii campus
- Tokyo Shakujii High School
- Tokyo Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School
- Sekimachikita Elementary School
- Shakujii River
South side
- Nerima Ward Office
- Shakujii Fire Station
- Musashiseki Park
References
- 1 2 各駅のご案内: 武蔵関駅 [Station information: Musashi-Seki Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ↑ 路線図・停車駅 [Route and station stop information] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 1 December 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 8 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 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 17 July 2014.
- 1 2 駅別乗降人員 2010（平成22）年度 1日平均 [Passenger usage statistics by station (Fiscal 2010)] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ 駅別乗降人員 2011（平成23）年度 1日平均 [Passenger usage statistics by station (Fiscal 2011)] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
External links
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- Musashi-Seki Station information (Seibu) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°43′40″N 139°34′35″E / 35.7277°N 139.5763°E