Tanashi Station
SS17 Tanashi Station 田無駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Tanashi Station North Entrance, August 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 4-1-1 Tanashi-chō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo-to 188-0011 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′38″N 139°32′21″E / 35.7271°N 139.5393°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Shinjuku Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 17.6 from Seibu-Shinjuku | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SS17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 April 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 75,418 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tanashi Station (田無駅, Tanashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]The station has two elevated island platforms serving three tracks. Platform 2 and 3 share the same track.
Platforms
[edit]| 1/2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
| 3/4 | Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
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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
History
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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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was the 11th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 75,418 passengers daily.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 69,945[1] |
| 2005 | 73,783[4] |
| 2010 | 75,106[5] |
| 2015 | 74,808[6] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Nishitokyo Public Hall
- Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau Tanashi Branch Office
- Citizen Watch Headquarters
- Nishitokyo Post Office
- Nishitokyo City Tanashi General Welfare Center
- Nishitokyo City Tanashicho District Hall
- Shin-ei Animation
In Popular Culture
[edit]The station is a frequent setting in the Japanese animated sitcom Atashin'chi, adjacent to the surrounding region that was formerly Tanashi.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Tanashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tanashi Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)