Tokorozawa Station

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SI17SS22
Tokorozawa Station

所沢駅
Tokorozawa Station.2020-09-02.jpg
Station building, September 2020
General information
Location1-14-5 Kusunokidai, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-0037
Japan
Coordinates 35°47′13″N139°28′24″E / 35.787017°N 139.47338°E / 35.787017; 139.47338
Operated by SeibuRailway mark.svg Seibu Railway
Line(s)
Distance28.9 km from Seibu-Shinjuku
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
Station codeSS22, SI17
Website Official website
History
Opened21 March 1895
Passengers
FY2019102,368 daily
Services
Preceding station SeibuRailway mark.svg Seibu Following station
Irumashi
SI23
Chichibu Ikebukuro
SI01
Terminus
Irumashi
SI23
towards Hannō
Musashi
Nishi-Tokorozawa
SI18
(one-way trains, alighting only)
towards Kotesashi
S-Train
(weekdays)
Hoya
SI12
towards Toyosu
Irumashi
SI23
S-Train
(weekends and national holidays)
Shakujii-kōen
SI10
Kotesashi
SI19
towards Hannō
F Liner Hibarigaoka
SI13
Ikebukuro Line
Rapid Express
Hibarigaoka
SI13
towards Ikebukuro or Nerima
Nishi-Tokorozawa
SI18
towards Hannō
Ikebukuro Line
Express
Hibarigaoka
SI13
towards Ikebukuro
Nishi-Tokorozawa
One-way operation
Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Express
Higashi-Kurume
SI14
towards Ikebukuro
Nishi-Tokorozawa
SI18
towards Hannō
Ikebukuro Line
Rapid
Akitsu
SI16
towards Ikebukuro
Nishi-Tokorozawa
One-way operation
Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Semi Express
Nishi-Tokorozawa
SI18
towards Hannō
Ikebukuro Line
Semi Express
Nishi-Tokorozawa
SI18
towards Agano
Ikebukuro Line
Local
Sayamashi
SS26
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Koedo Higashi-Murayama
SS21
Shin-Tokorozawa
SS24
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Shinjuku Line
Rapid Express
Higashi-Murayama
One-way operation
Shin-Tokorozawa
One-way operation
Shinjuku Line
Commuter Express
Higashi-Murayama
SS21
Kōkū-kōen
SS23
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Shinjuku Line
Express
Semi Express
Local
Location
Saitama-ken geolocalisation.svg
Red pog.svg
Tokorozawa Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Red pog.svg
Tokorozawa Station
Tokorozawa Station (Japan)
Station from above, 2021

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]

Contents

Lines

Tokorozawa 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

The platforms in January 2021 Tokorozawa Station platforms Jan 24 2021 - various .jpeg
The platforms in January 2021

The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. [3]

Platforms

1 SeibuShinjuku.svg   Seibu Shinjuku Line for Hon-Kawagoe
2 SeibuShinjuku.svg  Seibu Shinjuku Linefor Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku
3 SeibuIkebukuro.svg   Seibu Ikebukuro Line 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
Number prefix Minatomirai.svg Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
4 SeibuIkebukuro.svg  Seibu Ikebukuro Linefor Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu
5 SeibuIkebukuro.svg  Seibu Ikebukuro Linefor Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu

History

Tokorozawa station in 1952 Tokorozawastation-1952.jpg
Tokorozawa station in 1952

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 Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013. [6]

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 yearDaily average
200087,558 [2]
200996,156 [8]
201094,827 [8]
201193,399 [9]
201295,309 [10]
201396,485 [10]

Surrounding area

East exit

South/West exit


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

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References

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  3. Tokorozawa Station map Archived 29 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 12 April 2012. (in Japanese)
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
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