Kōkū-kōen Station
SS23 Kōkū-kōen Station 航空公園駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kōkū-kōen Station east entrance, May 2009 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2-4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-0042 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°47′54.91″N 139°27′56.30″E / 35.7985861°N 139.4656389°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 30.5 km from Seibu-Shinjuku | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | SS23 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 May 1987 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 24,494 daily | ||||||||||
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  Kōkū-kōen Station Location within Saitama Prefecture  Kōkū-kōen Station Kōkū-kōen Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Kōkū-kōen Station (航空公園駅, Kōkū-kōen-eki, "Aviation Park Station") is a passenger
Lines
Kōkū-kōen Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line between Seibu-Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, and is located 30.5 km from the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus.[2] All trains except Koedo limited express and Commuter express services stop at this station.
Station layout
Kōkū-kōen Station has two entrances, east and west, with the ticket vending on the third level.
The exterior of the whole three-storied station building is designed to look like a "
Several stores, such as Henri Farman Bakery & Cafe, Hōrindō Book store, and Senba21 Supermarket, are located in the station building.[3]
Platforms
The station consists of two
| 1 | Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Hon-Kawagoe |
| 2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Tokorozawa and Seibu-Shinjuku |
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Kōkū-kōen Station West Entrance -
Kōkū-kōen Station interior view -
Kōkū-kōen Station platform
History
The station opened on 28 May 1987.[2]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kōkū-kōen Station becoming "SS23".[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 46th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 24,494 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 28,373[6] |
| 2010 | 27,450[6] |
| 2011 | 27,399[7] |
| 2012 | 27,648[8] |
| 2013 | 28,076[8] |
Surrounding area
To the east of the station is:
- Tokorozawa Aviation Museum and Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park
- YS-11(Retired aircraft on display)
- Tokorozawa City Hall (local government office building)
- Tokorozawa Central Post Office
- Tokorozawa Police Station
- Tokorozawa Public Employment Security Office
- Tokorozawa Labor Standards Inspection Office
- Tokorozawa District Public Prosecutor's office
- Tokorozawa Tax office
- Saitama District Legal Affairs Bureau, Tokorozawa Branch
- Tokorozawa City Library
- National Defense Medical College
- National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (NRCD)
- Environmental Investigation Laboratory
- Child Guidance Clinic
- TEPCOTokyo Office
- Tokyo Aeronautical Traffic Control Center
- Tokorozawa Summary Court
- Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre Muse (concert hall complex)
To the west of the station is:
- Tokorozawa Public Health Center
- Tokorozawa City Water Works Office
- Tokorozawa City Fire Department
- Heartia Tokorozawa (cultural hall, in Moto-machi, opened in spring 2010)
- Tokorozawa Shimmei-shaShrine
- Tokorozawa Aikido Dojo
See also
References
- ^ 各駅のご案内: 航空公園駅 [Station Information: Kōkū-kōen Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ Stores in the Kōkū-kōen Station building (in Japanese)
- ^ 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 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 17 July 2014.
- ^ 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 17 July 2014.
- ^ 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 17 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Kōkū-kōen Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)