Bushi Station

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Bushi Station

仏子駅
Bushi Station north entrance 20170325.jpg
Bushi Station north entrance in March 2017
Location880 Bushi, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0053
Japan
Coordinates35°50′15″N 139°21′37″E / 35.8375°N 139.3603°E / 35.8375; 139.3603Coordinates: 35°50′15″N 139°21′37″E / 35.8375°N 139.3603°E / 35.8375; 139.3603
Operated bySeibuRailway mark.svg Seibu Railway
Line(s)SI Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance39.7 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeSI24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1915 (1915-04-15)
Passengers
FY201910,879 daily
Location
Bushi Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Bushi Station
Bushi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture

Bushi Station (仏子駅, Bushi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines[]

Bushi Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running 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 Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Irumashi and Motokaji, it is 39.7 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Service pattern[]

Trains that stop here:

  • ■ Local (all-stations services)
  • ■ Semi Express
  • ■ Rapid
  • ■ Commuter express
  • ■ Express

Station layout[]

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, with a bidirectional centre track in between the two platform tracks for use by out-of-service trains.[2]

  • The south entrance in March 2017

  • The south entrance ticket barriers in May 2015

  • Overview of the station looking east in March 2017

  • The platforms in March 2017

  • The view from the east end of the platforms in March 2017

Platforms[]

1 ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Ikebukuro
Subway TokyoYurakucho.png Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Subway TokyoFukutoshin.png Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
2 ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Chichibu/Musashi limited express: Does not stop at this station
S-Train: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Irumashi   Express   Motokaji
Irumashi   Commuter Express   Motokaji
Irumashi   Rapid   Motokaji
Irumashi   Semi Express   Motokaji
Irumashi   Local   Motokaji

History[]

The north entrance in May 2007

The station opened on 15 April 1915.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Bushi Station becoming "SI24".[3]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 67th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 10,879 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.Bushi station was the only station on the Ikebukuro-Hannō section of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to see a decrease in the number of users between fiscal 2012 and 2013.[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 16,349[1]
2005 14,856[7]
2010 13,283[8]
2015 13,235[9]

Surrounding area[]

The bus stop on the north side of the station in March 2017
  • Musashino Academia Musicae Iruma Campus
  • Musashino Academia Musicae High School
  • Iruma Seibu Junior High School
  • Iruma Bushi Elementary School

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 19–73. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  3. ^ 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 22 February 2013.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 駅別乗降人員(2005年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  8. ^ 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 22 February 2013.
  9. ^ 駅別乗降人員(2015年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

External links[]

Media related to Bushi Station at Wikimedia Commons

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