Kodaira Station (小平駅, Kodaira-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SS19
Kodaira Station

小平駅
Kodaira Station, June 2020
General information
Location1-34-1 Mizono-cho, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-0041
Japan
Coordinates35°44′13″N 139°29′18″E / 35.736902°N 139.488472°E / 35.736902; 139.488472
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s)
Distance22.6 km from Seibu-Shinjuku
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeSS19
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 16, 1927
Passengers
FY 201938,780 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Hagiyama
SS30
towards Haijima
Haijima Liner Takadanobaba
SS02
Kumegawa
SS20
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Shinjuku Line
Express
Semi Express
Local
Hana-Koganei
SS18
Hagiyama
SS30
towards Haijima
Haijima Line
Express
Semi Express
Local
through to Shinjuku Line
Location
Kodaira Station is located in Tokyo
Kodaira Station
Kodaira Station
Location within Tokyo
Kodaira Station is located in Japan
Kodaira Station
Kodaira Station
Kodaira Station (Japan)
Platform 1/2 at Kodaira station, facing north

Lines

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Kodaira Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. It is located 22.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Seibu-Shinjuku. It is also the terminus for the 14.3 kilometer Seibu Haijima Line to Haijima.

Station layout

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The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

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1   Seibu Haijima Line for Tamagawa-Jōsui
2   Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe
3   Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku
4   Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku (through from the Seibu Haijima Line)

History

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The station opened on April 16, 1927.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kodaira Station becoming "SS19".[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was the 25th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 38,780 passengers daily.[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2005 36,032[4]
2010 37,344[5]
2015 38,405[6]

Surrounding area

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Kodaira Station has South and North exits. Near the South Exit are the Kodaira Seiyu department store, a public building named Rune, a high school run by the government of Tokyo, and, about 1.75 km away, Shin-Kodaira Station on the JR Musashino Line. The North Exit is convenient for the Kodaira Metropolitan Cemetery.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ 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 2 April 2013.
  3. ^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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