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Kotesashi Station
Railway station in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kotesashi Station (小手指駅, Kotesashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
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Lines
Kotesashi Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Nishi-Tokorozawa and Sayamagaoka, it is 29.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] All services except Chichibu and Musashi limited express as well as the S-Train services stop at this station.
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Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.[2]
Platforms
1/2 | ![]() |
for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro![]() ![]() ![]() |
3/4 | ![]() |
for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu |
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.
- The south entrance in September 2016
- The ticket barriers in September 2016
- The concourse and station toilets inside the ticket barriers in September 2016
- The up end of the platforms in September 2016
- The down end of the platforms in September 2016
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History
The station opened on 20 November 1970.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kotesashi Station becoming "SI19".[3]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 43rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,781 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
Seibu's Kotesashi Depot is located to the north of the tracks immediately to the west of the station.[2]
South side
- Kitanoten Shrine
- Waseda University Tokorozawa Campus
- Saitama Prefectural Tokorozawa Nishi High School[11]
- Saitama Prefectural High School of the Arts
- Tokorozawa Municipal Kitano Junior High School
- Tokorozawa Municipal Kotesashi Junior High School
- National Hospital Organization Nishisaitama Chuo National Hospital
National Route 463
North side
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See also
References
External links
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