| 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 / 35.7894; 139.4568 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level side platforms and one island platform, serving four tracks.
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. 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
The station opened on 15 April 1915 as Kotesashi Station (小手指駅). It was renamed Nishi-Tokorozawa on 1 September 1915.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Nishi-Tokorozawa Station becoming "SI18".
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 40th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 25,720 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for the station in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 24,154 |
| 2009 | 24,393 |
| 2010 | 23,904 |
| 2011 | 23,863 |
| 2012 | 24,112 |
| 2013 | 24,473 |
Surrounding area
- Saitama Prefectural Tokorozawa High School
National Route 463
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. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
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)
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