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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  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
3/4  Seibu Ikebukuro Line 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.

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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.

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Surrounding area

Seibu's Kotesashi Depot is located to the north of the tracks immediately to the west of the station.[2]

South side

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The south side of the station in February 2014
  • Kitanoten Shrine [ja]
  • 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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The north side of the station in February 2014
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See also

References

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