Tanashi Station
Tanashi Station 田無駅 | |
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 Tanashi Station North Entrance, August 2015 | |
| Location |
4-1-1 Tanashi-chō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo （東京都西東京市田無町4-1-1） Japan |
| Operated by |
 Seibu Railway |
| Line(s) |
 Seibu Shinjuku Line |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Connections |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | SS17 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 74,808 daily |
| Location | |
  Tanashi Station Location within Japan | |
Tanashi Station (田無駅 Tanashi-eki) is a railway station in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Tanashi Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Located between Seibu-Yagisawa and Hana-Koganei, it lies 17.6 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminus.[1] All trains except Limited express Koedo services stop at Tanashi Station.
Station layout
The station has two elevated island platforms serving three tracks. Platform 2 and 3 share the same track.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
| 2 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
| 3 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
| 4 | ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
The south entrance, March 2012
The station platforms viewed from the east, August 2015
The ticket barriers, August 2015
Platform 3 and 4, August 2015
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kami-Shakujii | Commuter Express | Higashi-Murayama | ||
| Kami-Shakujii | Express | Hana-Koganei | ||
| Seibu-Yagisawa | Semi Express | Hana-Koganei | ||
| Seibu-Yagisawa | Local | Hana-Koganei | ||
History
Tanashi Station opened on 16 April 1927.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tanashi Station becoming "SS17".[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was the tenth busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 74,808 passengers daily[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 69,945[1] |
| 2009 | 76,188[4] |
| 2010 | 75,106[4] |
| 2011 | 73,739[5] |
| 2012 | 74,148[6] |
| 2013 | 74,315[6] |
References
- 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ↑ 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] (pdf). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ↑ 駅別乗降人員 2015（平成27）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- 1 2 駅別乗降人員 2010（平成22）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ↑ 駅別乗降人員 2011（平成23）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- 1 2 駅別乗降人員 2013（平成25）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tanashi Station. |
- Tanashi Station information (Seibu Railway) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°43′38″N 139°32′21″E / 35.7271°N 139.5393°E