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Musashi-Seki Station

Coordinates: 35°43′40″N 139°34′35″E / 35.7277°N 139.5763°E / 35.7277; 139.5763
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SS14
Musashi-Seki Station

武蔵関駅
South entrance, April 2021
General information
Location2-29-1 Sekimachikita, Nerima, Tokyo
(東京都練馬区関町北)
Japan
Operated bySeibu Railway
Line(s)Seibu Shinjuku Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeSS14
History
Opened16 April 1927
Passengers
FY201328,803 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Higashi-Fushimi
SS15
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Shinjuku Line
Semi Express
Local
Kami-Shakujii
SS13

Musashi-Seki Station (武蔵関駅, Musashi-Seki-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]

Lines

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Musashi-Seki Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Located between Kami-Shakujii and Higashi-Fushimi, it lies 14.4 km from the Shinjuku terminus.[2] Only all-stations "Local" services and "Semi-Express" services stop at this station.[3]

Station layout

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The station structure is located over the tracks, with one set of ticket barriers, and station entrances on the north and south sides.

Platforms

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The station is composed of two side platforms serving two tracks.[1]

1  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tanashi, Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe
2  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku

History

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The station opened on 16 April 1927.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Musashi-Seki Station becoming "SS14".[4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2013, the station was the 34th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 28,803 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2009 28,859[6]
2010 28,091[6]
2011 27,864[7]
2012 28,477[5]
2013 28,803[5]

Surrounding area

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North side

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  • Honryuji Temple
  • Sophia University Shakujii campus
  • Tokyo Shakujii High School
  • Tokyo Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School
  • Sekimachikita Elementary School
  • Shakujii River

South side

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  • Nerima Ward Office
  • Shakujii Fire Station
  • Musashiseki Park

References

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  1. ^ a b 各駅のご案内: 武蔵関駅 [Station information: Musashi-Seki Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ 路線図・停車駅 [Route and station stop information] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  4. ^ 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 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b 駅別乗降人員 2010(平成22)年度 1日平均 [Passenger usage statistics by station (Fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  7. ^ 駅別乗降人員 2011(平成23)年度 1日平均 [Passenger usage statistics by station (Fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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35°43′40″N 139°34′35″E / 35.7277°N 139.5763°E / 35.7277; 139.5763