Motokaji Station
SI25 Motokaji Station 元加治駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station entrance, August 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 167 Noda, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0054 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°50′26″N 139°20′44″E / 35.8405°N 139.3455°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Ikebukuro Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 41.0 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 April 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 7035 (Daily) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Motokaji Station (元加治駅, Motokaji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
[edit]Motokaji 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 Bushi and Hannō, it is 41.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station building and entrance is situated on the north side and is connected to the platform by a footbridge.[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
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| 2 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu |
History
[edit]The station opened on 3 April 1926.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Motokaji Station becoming "SI25".[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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was the least used station on the Ikebukuro-Hannō section of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line (76th out of 92 on the Seibu network as a whole) with an average of 7,035 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 6,735[1] |
| 2005 | 6,527[6] |
| 2010 | 6,784[7] |
| 2015 | 6,794[8] |
Surrounding area
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 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]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 189–73. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員(2005年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員(2015年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External links
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Media related to Motokaji Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)
- Motokaji Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)