| SI25 Motokaji Station 元加治駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station entrance, August 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 167 Noda, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0054 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°50′26″N 139°20′44″E / 35.8405°N 139.3455°E / 35.8405; 139.3455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Ikebukuro Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 41.0 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 3 April 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 7035 (Daily) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Motokaji StationLocation within Saitama PrefectureShow map of Saitama Prefecture
Motokaji Station (元加治駅, Motokaji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Motokaji Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running 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. Located between Bushi and Hannō, it is 41.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.
Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station building and entrance is situated on the north side and is connected to the platform by a footbridge.
Platforms
| 1 | 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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| 2 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu |
History
The station opened on 3 April 1926.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Motokaji Station becoming "SI25".
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the least used station on the Ikebukuro-Hannō section of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line (76th out of 92 on the Seibu network as a whole) with an average of 7,035 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 6,735 |
| 2005 | 6,527 |
| 2010 | 6,784 |
| 2015 | 6,794 |
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- 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. pp. 189–73. 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 22 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.
- 駅別乗降人員(2005年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- 駅別乗降人員(2015年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External links
Media related to Motokaji Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)
- Motokaji Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)