Hōya Station
Hōya Station 保谷駅 | |
|---|---|
 North entrance of Hōya Station, September 2011 | |
| Location |
3-14-30 Higashichō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo （東京都西東京市東町3-14-30） Japan |
| Operated by |
 Seibu Railway |
| Line(s) |
 Seibu Ikebukuro Line |
| Platforms | 1 side and 1 island platform |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SI12 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1915 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 60,058 daily |
| Location | |
  Hōya Station Location within Japan | |
Hōya Station (保谷駅 Hōya-eki) is a railway station in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
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.[1]
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.[2]
A siding exists between the running tracks west of the station for use by trains terminating at Hōya.[2] Stabling tracks also exist north of the line to the west of the station.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
| 2 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
| ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Nerima and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for ShibuyaTokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
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| 3 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Nerima and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Ikebukuro Line | ||||
| Limited express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Ōizumi-gakuen | Commuter express | Higashi-Kurume | ||
| Ōizumi-gakuen | Commuter semi express | Hibarigaoka | ||
| Ōizumi-gakuen | Semi express | Hibarigaoka | ||
| Ōizumi-gakuen | Local | Hibarigaoka | ||
History
The station opened on April 15, 1915.[1]
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".[3]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was the 14th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 60,058 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 52,643[1] |
| 2009 | 56,041[6] |
| 2010 | 55,545[7] |
| 2011 | 55,162[8] |
| 2012 | 56,684[9] |
| 2013 | 58,280[9] |
References
- 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- 1 2 3 Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１２巻 東京都心北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 33/65. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ 駅別乗降人員 2015（平成27）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ↑ 駅別乗降人員 2010（平成22）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ 駅別乗降人員 2011（平成23）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- 1 2 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. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hōya Station. |
- Hōya Station information (Seibu Railway) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°44′54″N 139°34′09″E / 35.7484°N 139.5693°E