Kotesashi Station

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Kotesashi Station
小手指駅
Kotesashistation-saitama-north-may31-2013.jpg
Kotesashi Station, May 2013
Location 1-8-1 Kotesashi-chō, Tokorozawa, Saitama
(埼玉県所沢市小手指町1-8-1)
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code SI19
History
Opened 1970
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 48,338 daily

Kotesashi Station (小手指駅 Kotesashi-eki?) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

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 services stop at this station.

Station layout

View of the station platforms.

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.[2]

Platforms

1/2  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro
Subway TokyoYurakucho.png Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Subway TokyoFukutoshin.png 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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Chichibu/Musashi limited express: no stop
Tokorozawa   Rapid express   Irumashi
Nishi-Tokorozawa   Express   Sayamagaoka
Nishi-Tokorozawa   Commuter express   Sayamagaoka
Nishi-Tokorozawa   Rapid   Sayamagaoka
Nishi-Tokorozawa   Commuter semi express   Sayamagaoka
Nishi-Tokorozawa   Semi express   Sayamagaoka
Nishi-Tokorozawa   Local   Sayamagaoka

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 2013, the station was the 19th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,338 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 44,622[1]
2009 48,668[6]
2010 48,004[7]
2011 46,571[8]
2012 47,336[5]
2013 48,338[5]

Surrounding area

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

South exit

North exit

References

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