Koigakubo Station Explained


Koigakubo Station
Native Name:恋ヶ窪駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-1-4 Tokura, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-0003
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.7111°N 139.4642°W
Operator: Seibu Railway
Line:Seibu Kokubunji Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:SK02
Opened:10 February 1955
Passengers:12,851 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:Koigakubo Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Koigakubo Station is served by the Seibu Kokubunji Line from to, and is located 5.7 km from the starting point of the line at Higashi-Murayama.[1]

Station layout

The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.[2] The station building and entrance is located on the south side of the station, and the platforms are connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Koigakubo Station opened on 10 February 1955.[1] Access between the platforms was originally via a level crossing for passengers, but this was replaced by a footbridge in 1986.[2] Wheelchair access in the form of ramps and lifts was added in 2006.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Koigakubo Station becoming "SK02".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 63rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 12,851 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
200010,828[5]
200511,044[6]
2010 11,009[7]
2015 12,243[8]

Surrounding area

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. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第11巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 . Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo . Kodansha . February 2011 . Japan . 10–88. 978-4-06-270071-9.
  3. 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. 17 November 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. dmy-all.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2000/00qyti0510u.htm. ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成12年 9 運輸及び通信. Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2000). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.