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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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Lines

Nishi-Tokorozawa Station is served by the

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from in Tokyo to , and by its branch, the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line to . Nishi-Tokorozawa is located 27.2 km from the terminus of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line at

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Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level

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s and one

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Platforms

Platforms 1 and 2 are bidirectional platforms used by Sayama Line services, and platforms 3 and 4 are used by Seibu Ikebukuro Line services. Through trains in the up direction from the Sayama Line to Ikebukuro normally use platform 1.

History

The station opened on 15 April 1915 as . It was renamed Nishi-Tokorozawa on 1 September 1915. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Nishi-Tokorozawa Station becoming "SI18". Through-running to and from and via the

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and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 40th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 25,720 passengers daily. The passenger figures for the station in previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Saitama Prefectural Tokorozawa High School *

References

External links

Nishi-Tokorozawa Station information
(Seibu)

(Saitama Prefectural Government) {{Seibu Sayama Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915 Seibu Ikebukuro Line Railway stations in Tokorozawa, Saitama Seibu Sayama Line