Tanashi Station

Tanashi Station (田無駅, Tanashi-eki) is a railway station in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SS17 Tanashi Station 田無駅
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	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	SS17
History
Opened	1927
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	74,808 daily
Location
SS17 Tanashi Station Location within Japan

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 and the Haijima Liner 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
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  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

The south entrance of the station in 1991

The north entrance of the station in 1991

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. 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.
2. 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 8 March 2013.
3. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
4. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
5. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
6. 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.

External links

• Tanashi Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)