Tokorozawa Station
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 | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | |||||
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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Tokorozawa Station (所沢駅, Tokorozawa-eki) is a junction passenger
Lines
Tokorozawa Station is served by the
All train services stop at this station.
Station layout
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Tokorozawa_Station_platforms_Jan_24_2021_-_various_.jpeg/220px-Tokorozawa_Station_platforms_Jan_24_2021_-_various_.jpeg)
The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks.[3]
Platforms
1 | ![]() |
for Hon-Kawagoe |
2 | ![]() |
for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku |
3 | ![]() |
for Motomachi-Chukagai
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4 | ![]() |
for Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu |
5 | ![]() |
for Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu |
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Tokorozawastation-1952.jpg/220px-Tokorozawastation-1952.jpg)
The 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
Passenger statistics
In 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 |
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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
East exit
- Seibu Holdings head office
- Seibu Bus head office
South/West exit
- 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
References
- ^ Seibu Station List. Retrieved on 7 October 2008. (in Japanese)
- ^ 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
Media related to Tokorozawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)