Hōya Station
SI12 Hōya Station 保谷駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The north entrance of Hōya Station in September 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-14-30 Higashichō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo 202-0012 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°44′54″N 139°34′09″E / 35.7484°N 139.5693°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Ikebukuro Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 14.1 km from Ikebukuro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side and 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 63,372 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hōya Station (保谷駅, Hōya-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line located in the city of Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| 1 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
| 2 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
| Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Nerima and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
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| 3 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Nerima and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
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History[edit]
The station opened on April 15, 1915.[1]
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[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 14th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 63,372 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 52,643[1] |
| 2005 | 52,954[6] |
| 2010 | 55,545[7] |
| 2015 | 60,058[8] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. 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(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
External links[edit]
Media related to Hōya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)