Kodaira Station Explained


Kodaira Station
Native Name:小平駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-34-1 Mizono-cho, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-0041
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.7369°N 139.4885°W
Operator: Seibu Railway
Distance:22.6 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Code:SS19
Opened:April 16, 1927
Passengers:38,780 daily
Pass Year:FY 2019
Map Type:Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kodaira Station

right|thumb|260px|Platform 1/2 at Kodaira station, facing north is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Kodaira Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from in Tokyo to in Saitama Prefecture. It is located 22.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Seibu-Shinjuku. It is also the terminus for the 14.3 kilometer Seibu Haijima Line to .

Station layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

History

The station opened on April 16, 1927.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kodaira Station becoming "SS19".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 25th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 38,780 passengers daily.[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
200536,032[4]
2010 37,344[5]
2015 38,405[6]

Surrounding area

Kodaira Station has South and North exits. Near the South Exit are the Kodaira Seiyu department store, a public building named Rune, a high school run by the government of Tokyo, and, about 1.75 km away, Shin-Kodaira Station on the JR Musashino Line. The North Exit is convenient for the Kodaira Metropolitan Cemetery.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 227. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 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. 2 April 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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. Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  6. Web site: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2015/tn14q3i004.htm. ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信. Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.