Higashi-Tokorozawa Station

Higashi-Tokorozawa Station (東所沢駅, Higashi-Tokorozawa-eki) is a railway station on the Musashino Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).


Higashi-Tokorozawa Station

東所沢駅
Station front, January 2007
Location5-21 Higashi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken
（埼玉県所沢市東所沢5丁目21）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Musashino Line
Platforms2 island platforms
History
Opened1973
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)15,031 daily

Lines

Higashi-Tokorozawa Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo. It is located 15.7 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, located one level below ground level, with the station building above. To the east of the station lies Higashi-Tokorozawa Depot, which has 20 storage tracks.[1]

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

  • Overview of the station from the east side, July 2008
  • View from the station looking west showing the spur leading to Higashi-Tokorozawa Depot, October 2012

Platforms
1,2 JM Musashino Line for Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchūhommachi
3,4 JM Musashino Line for Musashi-Urawa, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari
  • View from the west end of platforms 3 & 4, October 2012
  • View from the east end of platforms 3 & 4, October 2012

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Musashino Line JM30
Shin-Akitsu JM31   Musashino   Niiza JM29
Shin-Akitsu JM31 Local Niiza JM29

History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 15,031 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200012,726[4]
200513,847[5]
201014,483[6]

Surrounding area

References
  1. Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 7/59. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  2. 各駅情報（東所沢駅） [Station Information: Higashi-Tokorozawa Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員　（2014年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 October 2012.

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