Nishi-Tokorozawa Station


Nishi-Tokorozawa Station is a railway station in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Nishi-Tokorozawa Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo to, and by its branch, the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line to. Nishi-Tokorozawa is located 27.2 km from the terminus of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line at Ikebukuro Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms and one island platform, serving four tracks.

Platforms

Platforms 1 and 2 are bidirectional platforms used by Sayama Line services, and platforms 3 and 4 are used by Seibu Ikebukuro Line services. Through trains in the up direction from the Sayama Line to Ikebukuro normally use platform 1.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 15 April 1915 as Kotesashi Station. It was renamed Nishi-Tokorozawa on 1 September 1915.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Nishi-Tokorozawa Station becoming "SI18".
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 43rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 24,267 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for the station in previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
200024,154
200924,393
201023,904
201123,863
201224,112
201324,473

Surrounding area