Motokaji Station (元加治駅, Motokaji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
SI25 Motokaji Station 元加治駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 167 Noda, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0054 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°50′26″N 139°20′44″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 41.0 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 April 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 7035 (Daily) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Motokaji Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama PrefectureMotokaji Station Motokaji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Motokaji 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 Bushi and Hannō, it is 41.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]
The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station building and entrance is situated on the north side and is connected to the platform by a footbridge.[2]
| 1 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
| 2 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu |
The station opened on 3 April 1926.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Motokaji Station becoming "SI25".[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 least used station on the Ikebukuro-Hannō section of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line (76th out of 92 on the Seibu network as a whole) with an average of 7,035 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 6,735[1] |
| 2005 | 6,527[6] |
| 2010 | 6,784[7] |
| 2015 | 6,794[8] |
Media related to Motokaji Station at Wikimedia Commons
Stations of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line/Seibu Chichibu Line | |
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