Shimo-Ochiai Station

Shimo-Ochiai Station
下落合駅

Station entrance, July 2008
Location 1-16-1 Shimo-Ochiai, Shinjuku, Tokyo
(東京都新宿区下落合1-16-1)
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Shinjuku Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code SS03
History
Opened 1927
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 11,221 daily

Shimo-Ochiai Station (下落合駅 Shimo-Ochiai-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Shimo-Ochiai Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture.[1] Located between Takadanobaba and Nakai, it is 3.2 km from the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus.[1]

During the daytime off-peak, the station is served by six trains per hour in either direction.

Station layout

The station consists of a two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.[2]

Platforms

1  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku
2  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Kodaira,Tokorozawa, and Hon-Kawagoe

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Shinjuku Line
Koedo limited express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi express: Does not stop at this station
Takadanobaba   Local   Nakai

History

The station opened on 16 April 1927.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shimo-Ochiai Station becoming "SS03".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 64th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 11,221 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 13,788[1]
2009 10,976[5]
2010 10,492[6]
2011 10,752[6]
2012 10,843[4]
2013 11,221[4]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第12巻 東京都心北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 22/59. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
  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. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. 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 16 July 2014.
  5. 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 2 April 2013.
  6. 1 2 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 2 April 2013.

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Coordinates: 35°42′58″N 139°41′44″E / 35.7161°N 139.6955°E / 35.7161; 139.6955

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