Operated by Seibu Railway Station code SI12 Opened 1915 | Line(s) Seibu Ikebukuro Line Passengers (FY2015) 60,058 daily Phone +81 42-421-5047 | |
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Location 3-14-30 Higashichō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo
（東京都西東京市東町3-14-30）
Japan Platforms 1 side and 1 island platform Address Japan, 〒202-0012 Tokyo, Nishitokyo, Higashicho, 東町 ３ 丁目 １ 15 31 グランド メゾン サカエ 103 Similar Ōizumi‑gakuen Station, Hibarigaoka Station, Shakujii‑kōen Station, Tanashi Station, Higashi‑Fushimi Station | ||
Hōya Station (保谷駅, Hōya-eki) is a railway station in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
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Lines
Hōya 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 Ōizumi-gakuen and Hibarigaoka, it is 14.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.
Station layout
The station has one island platform and one side platform serving a total of three tracks. The side platform serves trains going up on track 3. The island platform serves trains going down on platform 1 and some trains either go up or down on platform 2.
A siding exists between the running tracks west of the station for use by trains terminating at Hōya. Stabling tracks also exist north of the line to the west of the station.
History
The station opened on April 15, 1915.
The new station building opened on December 27, 1991. The north entrance was rebuilt in 2003.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hōya Station becoming "SI12".
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was the 14th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 60,058 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.