is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

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Lines

Bushi Station is served by the

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from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the

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to and the

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to and onward via the

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and

Minato Mirai Line The Minatomirai 21 Line (みなとみらい21線 ''Minato-mirai-21-sen''), commonly known as the Minatomirai Line (みなとみらい線 ''Minatomirai-sen''), is a subway line in Yokohama, Japan that runs from Yokohama Station to Motomachi-Chūk ...

to . Located between and , it is 39.7 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level

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s serving two tracks, with a bidirectional centre track in between the two platform tracks for use by out-of-service trains. File:Bushi Station south entrance 20170325.jpg, The south entrance in March 2017 File:Bushi Station south entrance ticket barriers 20150413.jpg, The south entrance ticket barriers in May 2015 File:Bushi Station overview 20170325.jpg, Overview of the station looking east in March 2017 File:Bushi Station platforms 20170325.jpg, The platforms in March 2017 File:Bushi Station tracks east 20170325.jpg, The view from the east end of the platforms in March 2017

Platforms

History

The station opened on 15 April 1915. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Bushi Station becoming "SI24". Through-running to and from and via the

and

Minatomirai Line The Minatomirai 21 Line (みなとみらい21線 ''Minato-mirai-21-sen''), commonly known as the Minatomirai Line (みなとみらい線 ''Minatomirai-sen''), is a subway line in Yokohama, Japan that runs from Yokohama Station to Motomachi-Chūk ...

commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 67th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 10,879 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. Bushi station was the only station on the Ikebukuro-Hannō section of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to see a decrease in the number of users between fiscal 2012 and 2013. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Musashino Academia Musicae , located in Tokyo, Japan, is a music conservatory founded in 1929. After World War II, the music school expanded, becoming the Musashino College of Music. It now has educational sites in Nerima, Iruma, Saitama, and Tama, Tokyo. Concert halls ...

Iruma Campus * Musashino Academia Musicae High School * Iruma Seibu Junior High School * Iruma Bushi Elementary School

References

External links

* {{Seibu Ikebukuro Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915 Seibu Ikebukuro Line Iruma, Saitama