Nishi-Tokorozawa Station

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Nishi-Tokorozawa Station
西所沢駅
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Nishi-Tokorozawa Station, October 2008
Location 1-11-9 Nishi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa, Saitama
（埼玉県所沢市西所沢1-11-9）
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
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  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code SI18
History
Opened 1915
Previous names Kotesashi (until 1915)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 24,473 daily

Nishi-Tokorozawa Station (西所沢駅 Nishi-Tokorozawa-eki?) is a railway station in 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 Seibu-Kyūjō-mae. Nishi-Tokorozawa is located 27.2 km from the terminus of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line at Ikebukuro Station.[1] The following train services stop at this station.

  • Express
  • Commuter express
  • Rapid
  • Commuter semi express
  • Semi express
  • Local

Station layout

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

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 Seibu-Kyūjō-mae
■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Ikebukuro
2 ■ Seibu Sayama Line for Seibu-Kyūjō-mae
3 ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō
4 ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro
Subway TokyoYurakucho.png Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Subway TokyoFukutoshin.png Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Chichibu/Musashi limited express: no stop
Rapid express: no stop
Tokorozawa   Express   Kotesashi
Tokorozawa   Commuter express   Kotesashi
Tokorozawa   Rapid   Kotesashi
Tokorozawa   Commuter semi express   Kotesashi
Tokorozawa   Semi express   Kotesashi
Tokorozawa   Local   Kotesashi
Seibu Sayama Line
Tokorozawa   Express   Shimo-Yamaguchi
Tokorozawa   Rapid   Shimo-Yamaguchi
Tokorozawa   Commuter semi express   Shimo-Yamaguchi
Tokorozawa   Semi express   Shimo-Yamaguchi
Tokorozawa   Local   Shimo-Yamaguchi

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 2013, the station was the 43rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 24,473 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[5]
2013 24,473[5]

Surrounding area

References

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