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
Location4-1-1 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
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeSS17
History
Opened1927
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
  • 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 yearDaily average
200069,945[1]
200976,188[4]
201075,106[4]
201173,739[5]
201274,148[6]
201374,315[6]
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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.

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