Hōya Station (保谷駅, Hōya-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line located in the city of Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
SI12 Hōya Station 保谷駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The north entrance of Hōya Station in September 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 3-14-30 Higashichō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo 202-0012 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35.7484°N 139.5693°E / 35.7484; 139.5693 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 14.1 km from Ikebukuro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side and 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | SI12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 15 April 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 63,372 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hōya 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 Ōizumi-gakuen and Hibarigaoka, it is 14.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]
The station has one island platform and one side platform serving a total of three tracks. The side platform serves trains going up on track 3. The island platform serves trains going down on platform 1 and some trains either go up or down on platform 2.[2]
A siding exists between the running tracks west of the station for use by trains terminating at Hōya.[2] Stabling tracks also exist north of the line to the west of the station.[2]
1 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
2 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Nerima and Ikebukuro![]() ![]() Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai | |
3 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Nerima and Ikebukuro![]() ![]() Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
The station opened on April 15, 1915.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hōya Station becoming "SI12".[3]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 14th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 63,372 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 52,643[1] |
2005 | 52,954[6] |
2010 | 55,545[7] |
2015 | 60,058[8] |
Media related to Hōya Station at Wikimedia Commons
Stations of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line/Seibu Chichibu Line | |
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