Tokorozawa Station (所沢駅, Tokorozawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]
SI17 SS22 Tokorozawa Station 所沢駅 | |||||
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Station building, September 2020 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1-14-5 Kusunokidai, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-0037 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°47′13″N 139°28′24″E / 35.787017°N 139.47338°E | ||||
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| Distance | 28.9 km from Seibu-Shinjuku | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SS22, SI17 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 21 March 1895 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 102,368 daily | ||||
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Lines
editTokorozawa 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 Minatomirai 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
editThe station consists of one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks.[3]
Platforms
edit| 1 | for Hon-Kawagoe | |
| 2 | for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku | |
| 3 | for Nerima and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama | |
| 4 | for Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu | |
| 5 | for Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu |
History
editThe 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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was the 7th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 102,368 passengers daily.[7] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 87,558[2] |
| 2009 | 96,156[8] |
| 2010 | 94,827[8] |
| 2011 | 93,399[9] |
| 2012 | 95,309[10] |
| 2013 | 96,485[10] |
Surrounding area
editEast exit
edit- Seibu Holdings head office
- Seibu Bus head office
South/West exit
edit- Seibu Railway Workshops (closed)
A Grand Emio was built around Tokorozawa Station. It is composed of around 120 stores. It was completed on September 2, 2020.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Seibu Station List. Retrieved on 7 October 2008. (in Japanese)
- ^ a b c d 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 Archived 29 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 12 April 2012. (in Japanese)
- ^ 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. 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "グランエミオ所沢 - Grand Emio TOKOROZAWA". 株式会社西武リアルティソリューションズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
External links
edit Media related to Tokorozawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)