Tanashi Station
SS17 Tanashi Station 田無駅 | |
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Location | 4-1-1 Tanashi-chō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo-to 188-0011 Japan |
Coordinates | 35°43′38″N 139°32′21″E / 35.7271°N 139.5393°ECoordinates: 35°43′38″N 139°32′21″E / 35.7271°N 139.5393°E |
Operated by | Seibu Railway |
Line(s) | Seibu Shinjuku Line |
Distance | 17.6 from Seibu-Shinjuku |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Other information | |
Station code | SS17 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 16 April 1927 |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 75,418 daily |
Location | |
Tanashi Station Location within Tokyo |
Tanashi Station (田無駅, Tanashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines[]
Tanashi Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Located between Seibu-Yagisawa and Hana-Koganei, it lies 17.6 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminus.[1] All trains except Limited express Koedo services and the Haijima Liner stop at Tanashi Station.
Station layout[]
The station has two elevated island platforms serving three tracks. Platform 2 and 3 share the same track.
Platforms[]
1 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
2 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
3 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
4 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
The south entrance, March 2012
The station platforms viewed from the east, August 2015
The ticket barriers, August 2015
Platform 3 and 4, August 2015
Adjacent stations[]
« | Service | » | ||
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Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kami-Shakujii | Commuter Express | Higashi-Murayama | ||
Kami-Shakujii | Express | Hana-Koganei | ||
Seibu-Yagisawa | Semi Express | Hana-Koganei | ||
Seibu-Yagisawa | Local | Hana-Koganei |
History[]
Tanashi Station opened on 16 April 1927.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tanashi Station becoming "SS17".[2]
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 11th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 75,418 passengers daily.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 69,945[1] |
2005 | 73,783[4] |
2010 | 75,106[5] |
2015 | 74,808[6] |
Surrounding area[]
- Nishitokyo Public Hall
- Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau Tanashi Branch Office
- Citizen Watch Headquarters
- Nishitokyo Post Office
- Nishitokyo City Tanashi General Welfare Center
- Nishitokyo City Tanashicho District Hall
- Shin-ei Animation
In Popular Culture[]
The station is a frequent setting in the Japanese animated sitcom Atashin'chi, adjacent to the surrounding region that was formerly Tanashi.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 8 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.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員 2015(平成27)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
External links[]
Media related to Tanashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tanashi Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)
- Seibu Shinjuku Line
- Stations of Seibu Railway
- Railway stations in Tokyo
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927
- Nishitōkyō, Tokyo