is a railway station on the
Seibu Shinjuku Line
The is a Japanese railway line owned by the private railway operator Seibu Railway, connecting Seibu Shinjuku Station in Shinjuku, Tokyo with Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, Saitama.
The Shinjuku Line is one of two main lines of the Seibu Ra ...
in
Nerima, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City.
, the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 foreign residents are re ...
, Japan, operated by the private railway operator
Seibu Railway
is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism, and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbrevi ...
.
Lines
Musashi-Seki Station is served by the 47.5 km
Seibu Shinjuku Line
The is a Japanese railway line owned by the private railway operator Seibu Railway, connecting Seibu Shinjuku Station in Shinjuku, Tokyo with Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, Saitama.
The Shinjuku Line is one of two main lines of the Seibu Ra ...
from in Tokyo to in
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...
. Located between and , it lies 14.4 km from the Shinjuku terminus.
Only all-stations "Local" services and "Semi express" services stop at this station.
Station layout
The station structure is located over the tracks, with one set of ticket barriers, and station entrances on the north and south sides.
File:Musashi-Seki Station north entrance 20121201.JPG, North entrance, December 2012
File:Musashiseki-STA Gate.jpg, The ticket barriers, June 2022
Platforms
The station has two
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
s serving two tracks.
History
The station opened on 16 April 1927.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Musashi-Seki Station becoming "SS14".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was the 34th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 28,803 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
North side
* Honryuji Temple
*
Sophia University
Sophia University (Japanese: 上智大学, ''Jōchi Daigaku''; Latin: ''Universitas Sedis Sapientiae'') is a private research university in Japan. Sophia is one of the three ''Sōkeijōchi'' (早慶上智) private universities, a group of the to ...
Shakujii campus
* Tokyo Shakujii High School
* Tokyo Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School
* Sekimachikita Elementary School
*
Shakujii River
The is a river which flows through the northwest quadrant of central Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the tributaries of the Arakawa River. With a total length of and a drainage basin of , it is categorized as a Class A river by the Japanese govern ...
South side
* Nerima Ward Office
* Shakujii Fire Station
* Musashiseki Park
References
External links
Musashi-Seki Station information(Seibu)
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Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927