Kotesashi Station

SI19 Kotesashi Station 小手指駅
The north entrance in September 2016
General information
Location	1-8-1 Kotesashi-chō, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-1141 Japan
Coordinates	35°48′03″N 139°26′18″E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance	29.4 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	SI19
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1970
Passengers
FY2019	48,781 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Irumashi SI23 towards Hannō F Liner Tokorozawa SI17 towards Motomachi-Chūkagai Ikebukuro Line Rapid Express Tokorozawa SI17 towards Ikebukuro or Nerima Sayamagaoka SI20 towards Hannō Ikebukuro Line Express Nishi-Tokorozawa SI18 towards Ikebukuro Sayamagaoka One-way operation Ikebukuro Line Commuter Express Sayamagaoka SI20 towards Hannō Ikebukuro Line Rapid Terminus Ikebukuro Line Commuter Semi Express Sayamagaoka SI20 towards Hannō Ikebukuro Line Semi Express Sayamagaoka SI20 towards Agano Ikebukuro Line Local
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Kotesashi Station (小手指駅, Kotesashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Kotesashi 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 Nishi-Tokorozawa and Sayamagaoka, it is 29.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[1] All services except Chichibu and Musashi limited express as well as the S-Train services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.^[2]

Platforms

1/2	Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
3/4	Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu

Facilities and accessibility

Toilet facilities are located on the elevated concourse, inside the ticket barriers. Escalator and lift access is provided to and from both sets of platforms.

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  The south entrance in September 2016
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  The ticket barriers in September 2016
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  The concourse and station toilets inside the ticket barriers in September 2016
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  The up end of the platforms in September 2016
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  The down end of the platforms in September 2016

History

The station opened on 20 November 1970.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kotesashi Station becoming "SI19".^[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 43rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,781 passengers daily.^[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	44,622[1]
2010	48,668[6]
2011	46,571[7]
2012	47,336[8]
2013	48,338[8]
2014	48,058[9]
2015	48,696[10]

Surrounding area

Seibu's Kotesashi Depot is located to the north of the tracks immediately to the west of the station.^[2]

South side

The south side of the station in February 2014

• Kitanoten Shrine [ja]
• Waseda University Tokorozawa Campus
• Saitama Prefectural Tokorozawa Nishi High School^[11]
• Saitama Prefectural High School of the Arts
• Tokorozawa Municipal Kitano Junior High School
• Tokorozawa Municipal Kotesashi Junior High School
• National Hospital Organization Nishisaitama Chuo National Hospital
• National Route 463

North side

The north side of the station in February 2014

• Shin-Tokorozawa Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. 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. 11–72. 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 10 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　2010（平成22）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
7. 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. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
8. 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. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
9. 駅別乗降人員　2014（平成26）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
10. 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. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
11. Tokorozawa Nishi High School official website Retrieved 10 February 2013. (in Japanese)

External links

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