Shin-Tokorozawa Station
SS24 Shin-Tokorozawa Station 新所沢駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Seibu Shinjuku | |||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | SS24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 11 June 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Kita-Tokorozawa (until 1959) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 54,822 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Shin-Tokorozawa Station (新所沢駅, Shin-Tokorozawa-eki) is a passenger
Lines
Shin-Tokorozawa Station is served by the 47.5 km
Station layout
Shin-Tokorozawa Station has two entrances, east and west, with ticket vending on the second floor level of the elevated station building.
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West entrance, November 2013
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Ticket vending machines and ticket barriers, November 2013
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Concourse inside the ticket barriers, November 2013
Platforms
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.[2]
1/2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Hon-Kawagoe |
3/4 | Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tokorozawa, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku |
From August 2013, an experimental
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South end of platform 1/2, November 2013
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North end of platform 3/4, November 2013
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Staff footbridge at the north end of platform 3/4, November 2013
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Experimental platform-edge door installation on platform 1, November 2013
History
The station opened on 11 June 1951, initially named Kita-Tokorozawa Station (北所沢駅).[1] It was renamed Shin-Tokorozawa ("New Tokorozawa") on 1 February 1959.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shin-Tokorozawa Station becoming "SS24".[5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 17th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 54,822 passengers daily.[6]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 62,054[1] |
2009 | 57,821[7] |
2010 | 56,017[7] |
2011 | 54,975[8] |
2012 | 55,628[9] |
2013 | 55,870[9] |
Surrounding area
East exit
- Shin-Tokorozawa Station Koban (police box)
- U.S. Air ForceTokorozawa Transmitter Site
- National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (NRCD)
- Tokorozawa Civic Gymnasium (home of Saitama Broncos Basketball Team)
- Tokorozawa-Kita High School
- Tokorozawa Central High School
- Akikusa Gakuen High School
West exit
- Midori-chō Koban Police Box
- Midori-chō Park
- Nakasuna Park
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- ^ 新所沢駅1番線にホームドアが取り付けられる [Platform edge doors installed on platform 1 of Shin-Tokorozawa Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ 西武・東急・相鉄で新形ホームドアの実証実験 [New platform edge doors to be evaluated at Seibu, Tokyu, and Sotetsu stations]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ 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 6 March 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 6 March 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 6 March 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 17 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Shin-Tokorozawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shin-Tokorozawa Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)
- ShinTokorozawa Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)