Kotesashi Station


Kotesashi Station 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 in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to. Located between and, it is 29.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. All services except Chichibu and Musashi limited express as well as the S-Train services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

Facilities and accessibility

Toilet facilities are located on the elevated concourse, inside the ticket barriers. Escalator and lift access is provided to and from both sets of platforms.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 20 November 1970.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kotesashi Station becoming "SI19".
Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was the 19th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,696 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
200044,622
201048,668
201146,571
201247,336
201348,338
201448,058
201548,696

Surrounding area

Seibu's Kotesashi Depot is located to the north of the tracks immediately to the west of the station.

South side