Bushi Station
Bushi Station 仏子駅 | |
|---|---|
 Bushi Station north exit, May 2007 | |
| Location |
880 Bushi, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken （埼玉県入間市仏子880） Japan |
| Operated by |
 Seibu Railway |
| Line(s) |
 Seibu Ikebukuro Line |
| Platforms | 2 opposed side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SI24 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1915 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2014) | 12,103 daily |
Bushi Station (仏子駅 Bushi-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in 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
- Semi Express
- Commuter 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 passing non-stop trains.[2]
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South exit, May 2007
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Overview of the station looking east, May 2007
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for ShibuyaTokyu 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 | ||||
| Rapid express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Irumashi | Express | Motokaji | ||
| Irumashi | Commuter express | Motokaji | ||
| Irumashi | Rapid | Motokaji | ||
| Irumashi | Commuter semi express | Motokaji | ||
| Irumashi | Semi express | Motokaji | ||
| Irumashi | Local | Motokaji | ||
History
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 2014, the station was the 62nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 12,193 passengers daily.[5] 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] |
| 2009 | 14,037[7] |
| 2010 | 13,283[8] |
| 2011 | 12,917[9] |
| 2012 | 12,537[6] |
| 2013 | 12,221[6] |
Surrounding area
- Musashino Academia Musicae Iruma Campus
References
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 22 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 2014年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 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. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 February 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. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bushi Station. |
- Bushi Station information (Seibu Railway) (Japanese)
- Bushi Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°50′15″N 139°21′37″E / 35.8375°N 139.3603°E