Hōya Station Explained
Hōya Station |
| Native Name: | 保谷駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 3-14-30 Higashichō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo 202-0012 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.7484°N 139.5693°W |
| Operator: | Seibu Railway |
| Line: | Seibu Ikebukuro Line |
| Distance: | 14.1 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 side and 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 3 |
| Code: | SI12 |
| Opened: | 15 April 1915 |
| Passengers: | 63,372 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Nishitokyo City#Japan Tokyo#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Hōya Station |
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.
Lines
Hōya 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 14.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]
Station layout
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]
Platforms
History
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 and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]
Passenger statistics
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 |
|---|
| 2000 | 52,643 |
| 2005 | 52,954[6] |
| 2010 | 55,545[7] |
| 2015 | 60,058[8] | |
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 201. 4-87366-874-3.
- Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . ja: 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１２巻 東京都心北部 . Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo . Kodansha . March 2011 . Japan . 33/65. 978-4-06-270072-6.
- Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf. ja:西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します. Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations. 23 February 2012. News Release. Seibu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 10 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101130/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf. 24 September 2015.
- Web site: http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDD150S6_V10C13A3TJ2000/. ja: 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート . Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March. 15 March 2013. Nikkei.com. Nikkei Inc. . Japan. Japanese. 2 April 2013.
- Web site: https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/eigyo/transfer/2019joukou.pdf. ja:駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均. Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019). Japanese. Japan. Seibu Railway. 6 January 2021.
- Web site: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2005/tn05qyti0510u.htm. ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信. Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2010/tn10q3i004.htm. ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 9 運輸及び通信. Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2016/06/06/2015jyoukou.pdf. ja:駅別乗降人員 2015（平成27）年度 1日平均. Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015). Japanese. Japan. Seibu Railway. 7 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803202611/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2016/06/06/2015jyoukou.pdf. 3 August 2016.
