Station code SI19 Phone +81 4-2923-5511 Tracks 4 | Connections Bus stop Opened 20 November 1970 Platforms in use 2 | |
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Similar Shin‑Tokorozawa Station, Sayamagaoka Station, Nishi‑Tokorozawa Station, Tokorozawa Station, Hannō Station |
seibu railway kotesashi vehicle base in japan landscape car out in the morning
Kotesashi Station (小手指駅, Kotesashi-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Contents
- seibu railway kotesashi vehicle base in japan landscape car out in the morning
- Lines
- Station layout
- Facilities and accessibility
- History
- Passenger statistics
- Surrounding area
- South side
- North side
- References
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. All services except Chichibu and Musashi limited express services stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.
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.
History
The station opened on 20 November 1970.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kotesashi Station becoming "SI19".
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 2014, the station was the 19th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,696 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
Seibu's Kotesashi Depot is located to the north of the tracks immediately to the west of the station.