Tokorozawa Station (所沢駅, Tokorozawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]
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Location | 1-14-5 Kusunokidai, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-0037 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°47′13″N 139°28′24″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 28.9 km from Seibu-Shinjuku | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus terminal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | SS22, SI17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 21 March 1895 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 102,368 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Tokorozawa Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture![]() ![]() Tokorozawa Station Tokorozawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Tokorozawa Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō, and by the Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu Shinjuku to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Some Ikebukuro Line services inter-run 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. On the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, it is located between Akitsu and Nishi-Tokorozawa, and is 24.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] On the Seibu Shinjuku Line, it is located between Higashi-Murayama and Kōkū-kōen, and is 28.9 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminus.[2]
All train services stop at this station.
The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks.[3]
1 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Hon-Kawagoe |
2 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku |
3 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Nerima and Ikebukuro![]() ![]() Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
4 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu |
5 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Kotesashi, Hannō, and Seibu-Chichibu |
The station opened on 21 March 1895.[2] The station building was rebuilt in 2012, with the new station building opened on 8 March 2012. The former west entrance closed from this date.[4]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tokorozawa Station becoming "SS22" on the Seibu Shinjuku Line and "SI17" on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.[5]
Through-running on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[6]
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 7th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 102,368 passengers daily.[7] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 87,558[2] |
2009 | 96,156[8] |
2010 | 94,827[8] |
2011 | 93,399[9] |
2012 | 95,309[10] |
2013 | 96,485[10] |
A Grand Emio was built around Tokorozawa Station. It is composed of around 120 stores. It was completed on September 2, 2020.[11]
Media related to Tokorozawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
Stations of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line/Seibu Chichibu Line | |
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