Bushi Station

SI24
Bushi Station

仏子駅
Bushi Station north entrance in March 2017
General information
Location880 Bushi, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0053
Japan
Coordinates35°50′16″N 139°21′36″E / 35.8377°N 139.3600°E / 35.8377; 139.3600
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s)SI Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance39.7 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeSI24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1915 (1915-04-15)
Passengers
FY201910,879 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Motokaji
SI25
towards Hannō
 Ikebukuro Line
Express
 Irumashi
SI23
towards Ikebukuro
Motokaji
One-way operation
 Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Express
Motokaji
SI25
towards Hannō
 Ikebukuro Line
Rapid
Semi Express
Motokaji
SI25
towards Agano
 Ikebukuro Line
Local
Location
Bushi Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Bushi Station
Bushi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Bushi Station is located in Japan
Bushi Station
Bushi Station
Bushi Station (Japan)

Bushi Station (仏子駅, Bushi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Bushi 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 Irumashi and Motokaji, it is 39.7 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, with a bidirectional centre track in between the two platform tracks for use by out-of-service trains.[2]

  • The south entrance in March 2017
    The south entrance in March 2017
  • The south entrance ticket barriers in May 2015
    The south entrance ticket barriers in May 2015
  • Overview of the station looking east in March 2017
    Overview of the station looking east in March 2017
  • The platforms in March 2017
    The platforms in March 2017
  • The view from the east end of the platforms in March 2017
    The view from the east end of the platforms in March 2017

Platforms

1  Seibu Ikebukuro Line 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
2  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu

History

The north entrance in May 2007

The station opened on 15 April 1915.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Bushi Station becoming "SI24".[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 2019, the station was the 67th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 10,879 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. Bushi station was the only station on the Ikebukuro-Hannō section of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to see a decrease in the number of users between fiscal 2012 and 2013.[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 16,349[1]
2005 14,856[7]
2010 13,283[8]
2015 13,235[9]

Surrounding area

The bus stop on the north side of the station in March 2017
  • Musashino Academia Musicae Iruma Campus
  • Musashino Academia Musicae High School
  • Iruma Seibu Junior High School
  • Iruma Bushi Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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. 19–73. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  3. ^ 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 22 February 2013.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  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 22 June 2014.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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 22 February 2013.
  9. ^ 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.

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