Seibu-Shinjuku Station

SS01
Seibu-Shinjuku Station

西武新宿駅
The Seibu-Shinjuku Station, 2021
General information
Location1-30-1 Kabukichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo
(東京都新宿区歌舞伎町1-30-1)
Japan
Operated bySeibu Railway
Line(s)Seibu Shinjuku Line
Tracks3
Connections
Other information
Station codeSS01
History
Opened25 March 1952; 72 years ago (25 March 1952)
Passengers
FY2013175,244 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Takadanobaba
SS02
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Koedo Terminus
Takadanobaba
SS02
towards Haijima
Haijima Liner
Takadanobaba
SS02
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Shinjuku Line
Rapid Express
Commuter Express
Express
Semi Express
Local
Location
Seibu-Shinjuku Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Seibu-Shinjuku Station
Seibu-Shinjuku Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Seibu-Shinjuku Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Seibu-Shinjuku Station
Seibu-Shinjuku Station
Seibu-Shinjuku Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Seibu-Shinjuku Station is located in Tokyo
Seibu-Shinjuku Station
Seibu-Shinjuku Station
Seibu-Shinjuku Station (Tokyo)
Seibu-Shinjuku Station is located in Kanto Area
Seibu-Shinjuku Station
Seibu-Shinjuku Station
Seibu-Shinjuku Station (Kanto Area)
Seibu-Shinjuku Station is located in Japan
Seibu-Shinjuku Station
Seibu-Shinjuku Station
Seibu-Shinjuku Station (Japan)
Station ticket gates, 2020

Seibu-Shinjuku Station (西武新宿駅, Seibu-Shinjuku-eki) is a railway station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. It is the terminus of the 47.5 km (30 mile) Seibu Shinjuku Line, which extends to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture.[1]

The station is located approximately 420 meters (460 yards) by foot from Shinjuku Station.[2] It is part of the Shinjuku Prince Hotel and Seibu Shinjuku PePe shopping complex, with the ticket machines and platforms located on the second-floor level. The main entrance is located at the southern end, and a smaller "North entrance" is located at the north end of the station.

Station layout

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The station has three elevated platforms serving three tracks.[3] Platform 1 is normally used for all-stations "Local" services, platform 2 is normally used for "Limited Express", "Haijima Liner", and "Rapid Express" services, and platform 3 is normally used for "Express" and "Semi-Express" services.[3]

Platforms

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1-3  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tanashi, Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe

History

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The station opened on March 25, 1952, when the Seibu Shinjuku Line was extended south from Takadanobaba Station. It was initially intended to be a temporary station until the line could be extended all the way to Shinjuku Station. Seibu planned to use right-of-way south of Seibu-Shinjuku Station which had originally been used for a streetcar line connecting Shinjuku to Ogikubo. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Seibu planned to extend the line to a new terminal on the second floor of the building now known as Lumine Est on the east side of Shinjuku Station, but this plan was eventually scrapped due to insufficient space to handle trains longer than six cars. The modern 25-story station building was completed in 1977, effectively ending all plans to extend the line to Shinjuku Station.[3][2]

In the late 1980s, Seibu drew up a plan to build a 12.8 km (8.0-mile) underground line for express trains between Seibu-Shinjuku and Kami-Shakujii, following the existing line but stopping only at Takadanobaba. The plan called for a new underground station between Seibu-Shinjuku and the Metro Promenade. The plan was postponed indefinitely in 1995 due to costs (an initial estimate of 160 billion yen ballooned to 300 billion yen) and a decline in passenger ridership versus previous projections.[2] Seibu was also a bidder to acquire the former JR freight terminal site in 1989, where they planned to build a new underground terminal; Takashimaya won the bid and constructed the Takashimaya Times Square complex on the site.[citation needed]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Seibu-Shinjuku Station becoming "SS01".[4]

In 2023, automated translation on transparent display was tested at the help desk.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2013, the station was the third busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 175,244 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 201,444[1]
2009 179,766[6]
2010 173,328[6]
2011 170,822[7]
2012 172,907[5]
2013 175,244[5]

Surrounding area

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The station is located adjacent to the Kabukichō entertainment district in Shinjuku.[3] It lies approximately 500 m north of the main Shinjuku Station complex, and is connected via the "Subnade" underground shopping street.

Other points of interest in the vicinity include:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "西武新宿駅はなぜ遠いのか 幻の東口乗り入れ計画". The Nikkei. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第12巻 東京都心北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 23/58. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
  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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2 April 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 16 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 2011-06-26. 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 2012-11-01. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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