Tokorozawa Station

SS22 SI17
Tokorozawa Station

所沢駅
SS22 SI17; Tokorozawa Station; 所沢駅
	The west entrance in January 2013
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°ECoordinates: 35°47′13″N 139°28′24″E / 35.787017°N 139.47338°E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Ikebukuro Line; Seibu Shinjuku Line;
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
Location
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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]

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 Minato Mirai 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

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

Platforms[]

1	■ Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Hon-Kawagoe
2	■ Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku
3	■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Nerima and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
4	■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu
5	■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu

Adjacent stations[]

←	Service	→
Seibu Shinjuku Line
Higashi-Murayama	Koedo limited express^[4]	Sayamashi
Higashi-Murayama	Commuter express	Shin-Tokorozawa
Higashi-Murayama	Express	Kōkū-kōen
Higashi-Murayama	Semi express	Kōkū-kōen
Higashi-Murayama	Local	Kōkū-kōen
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Ikebukuro	Chichibu/Musashi limited express	Irumashi
Shakujii-kōen	S-Train (weekends and national holidays)	Irumashi
Hōya	S-Train (weekdays)	Terminus
Hibarigaoka	Rapid express / F Liner	Kotesashi
Hibarigaoka	Express	Nishi-Tokorozawa
Higashi-Kurume	Commuter express	Nishi-Tokorozawa
Akitsu	Rapid	Nishi-Tokorozawa
Akitsu	Commuter semi express	Nishi-Tokorozawa
Akitsu	Semi express	Nishi-Tokorozawa
Akitsu	Local	Nishi-Tokorozawa

History[]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 7th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 102,368 passengers daily.^[8] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	87,558^[2]
2009	96,156^[9]
2010	94,827^[9]
2011	93,399^[10]
2012	95,309^[11]
2013	96,485^[11]

Surrounding area[]

East exit[]

Seibu Holdings head office
Seibu Bus head office

South/West exit[]

Seibu Railway Workshops (closed)

References[]

^ Seibu Station List. Retrieved on 7 October 2008. (in Japanese)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 201–202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ Tokorozawa Station map Archived 29 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 12 April 2012. (in Japanese)
^ 停車駅のご案内. Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
^ 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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.

External links[]

Media related to Tokorozawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[1] Seibu Station List. Retrieved on 7 October 2008. (in Japanese)

[terada2002-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 201–202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

[seibumap-3] Tokorozawa Station map Archived 29 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 12 April 2012. (in Japanese)

[4] 停車駅のご案内. Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.

[railfan20120304-5] 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.

[seibu20120223-6] 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.

[nikkei20130315-7] 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.

[Seibustats2019-8] 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.

[stats2010-9] Jump up to: ^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.

[stats2011-10] 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.

[stats2013-11] Jump up to: ^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.

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