is a passenger
railway station located in the city of
Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
(JR East).
Lines
Higashi-Tokorozawa Station is served by the orbital
Musashino Line from to and . It is located 15.7 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two
island platforms serving four tracks, located one level below ground level, with the station building above. To the east of the station lies Higashi-Tokorozawa Depot, which has 20 storage tracks.
The station has a ''
Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office.
Platforms
File:Higashi-Tokorozawa Station platforms 3-4 west 20121026.JPG, View from the west end of platforms 3 & 4, October 2012
File:Higashi-Tokorozawa Station platforms 3-4 east 20121026.JPG, View from the east end of platforms 3 & 4, October 2012
History
The station opened on 1 April 1973.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,088 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
*
Shukutoku University Mizuhodai Campus
* Higashi-Tokorozawa Park
* Higashi-Tokorozawa Depot (JR East)
*
Tokorozawa Sakura Town
Tokorozawa Sakura Town is a pop cultural attraction complex in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan which opened in the fall of 2020. It is a joint project of the Kadokawa Corporation and the city of Tokorozawa. The development has five main components; ...
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Higashi-Tokorozawa Station information(JR East)
(Saitama Prefectural Government)
{{Musashino Line
Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1973
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Railway stations in Tokorozawa, Saitama
Musashino Line