Kotesashi Station
Kotesashi Station 小手指駅 | |
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Kotesashi Station, May 2013 | |
Location |
1-8-1 Kotesashi-chō, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken (埼玉県所沢市小手指町1-8-1) Japan |
Operated by | Seibu Railway |
Line(s) | Seibu Ikebukuro Line |
Connections |
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Other information | |
Station code | SI19 |
History | |
Opened | 1970 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 48,058 daily |
Kotesashi Station (小手指駅 Kotesashi-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Kotesashi 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 Nishi-Tokorozawa and Sayamagaoka, it is 29.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] All services except Chichibu and Musashi limited express services stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.[2]
Platforms
1/2 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa, 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 |
3/4 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Seibu Ikebukuro Line | ||||
Chichibu/Musashi limited express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Tokorozawa | Rapid express | Irumashi | ||
Nishi-Tokorozawa | Express | Sayamagaoka | ||
Nishi-Tokorozawa | Commuter express | Sayamagaoka | ||
Nishi-Tokorozawa | Rapid | Sayamagaoka | ||
Nishi-Tokorozawa | Commuter semi express | Sayamagaoka | ||
Nishi-Tokorozawa | Semi express | Sayamagaoka | ||
Nishi-Tokorozawa | Local | Sayamagaoka |
History
The station opened on 20 November 1970.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kotesashi Station becoming "SI19".[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 19th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,058 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 44,622[1] |
2009 | 48,668[6] |
2010 | 48,004[7] |
2011 | 46,571[8] |
2012 | 47,336[9] |
2013 | 48,338[9] |
Surrounding area
Seibu's Kotesashi Depot is located to the north of the tracks immediately to the west of the station.[2]
South exit
- Kitanoten Shrine
- Waseda University Tokorozawa Campus
- Saitama Prefectural Tokorozawa Nishi High School[10]
- National Route 463
North exit
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.
- 1 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. 11–72. 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 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 2014(平成26)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ 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 26 January 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 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. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Tokorozawa Nishi High School official website Retrieved 10 February 2013. (Japanese)
External links
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Coordinates: 35°48′03″N 139°26′18″E / 35.8008°N 139.4382°E