Musashi-Seki Station

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]

SS14
Musashi-Seki Station

武蔵関駅
South entrance, December 2012
Location2-29-1 Sekimachikita, Nerima, Tokyo
（東京都練馬区関町北）
Japan
Operated bySeibu Railway
Line(s)Seibu Shinjuku Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeSS14
History
Opened1927
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)28,803 daily

Lines

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

The station structure is located over the tracks, with one set of ticket barriers, and station entrances on the north and south sides.

  • North entrance, December 2012
  • The ticket barriers, December 2012

Platforms

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.[1]

1 ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe
2 ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku
  • View from the east (Shinjuku) end of platform 1, December 2012
  • View from the west (Kawagoe) end of platform 1, December 2012

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Seibu Shinjuku Line
Koedo limited express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Kami-Shakujii   Semi express   Higashi-Fushimi
Kami-Shakujii   Local   Higashi-Fushimi

History

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

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 yearDaily average
200928,859[6]
201028,091[6]
201127,864[7]
201228,477[5]
201328,803[5]

Surrounding area

North side
  • Honryuji Temple
  • Sophia University Shakujii campus
  • Tokyo Shakujii High School
  • Tokyo Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School
  • Sekimachikita Elementary School
  • Shakujii River

South side
  • Nerima Ward Office
  • Shakujii Fire Station
  • Musashiseki Park

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

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