Musashi-Seki Station
SS14 Musashi-Seki Station 武蔵関駅 | |||||||||||
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 South entrance, April 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-29-1 Sekimachikita, Nerima, Tokyo （東京都練馬区関町北） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Seibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SS14 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 April 1927 | ||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 28,803 daily | ||||||||||
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Musashi-Seki Station (武蔵関駅, Musashi-Seki-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]
Lines
[edit]Musashi-Seki Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Located between Kami-Shakujii and Higashi-Fushimi, it lies 14.4 km from the Shinjuku terminus.[2] Only all-stations "Local" services and "Semi-Express" services stop at this station.[3]
Station layout
[edit]The station structure is located over the tracks, with one set of ticket barriers, and station entrances on the north and south sides.
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North entrance, December 2012 -
The ticket barriers, June 2022
Platforms
[edit]The station is composed of two side platforms serving two tracks.[1]
| 1 |  Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Tanashi, Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
| 2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
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View from the east (Shinjuku) end of platform 1, December 2012 -
View from the west (Kawagoe) end of platform 1, December 2012
History
[edit]The station opened on 16 April 1927.[2]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Musashi-Seki Station becoming "SS14".[4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2013, the station was the 34th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 28,803 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2009 | 28,859[6] |
| 2010 | 28,091[6] |
| 2011 | 27,864[7] |
| 2012 | 28,477[5] |
| 2013 | 28,803[5] |
Surrounding area
[edit]North side
[edit]- Honryuji Temple
- Sophia University Shakujii campus
- Tokyo Shakujii High School
- Tokyo Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School
- Sekimachikita Elementary School
- Shakujii River
South side
[edit]- Nerima Ward Office
- Shakujii Fire Station
- Musashiseki Park
References
[edit]- ^ a b 各駅のご案内: 武蔵関駅 [Station information: Musashi-Seki Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 路線図・停車駅 [Route and station stop information] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ 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 8 March 2013.
- ^ 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 17 July 2014.
- ^ 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 26 June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ 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 1 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
External links
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- Musashi-Seki Station information (Seibu) (in Japanese)