is a junction 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

Tokorozawa Station is served by the

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from in Tokyo to

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, and by the

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from Seibu Shinjuku to Hon-Kawagoe in

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. Some Ikebukuro Line services inter-run 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 to . On the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, it is located between and , and is 24.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. On the Seibu Shinjuku Line, it is located between and , and is 28.9 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminus. All train services stop at this station.

Station layout

Tokorozawa Station platforms Jan 24 2021 - various

The station consists of one

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and two

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s serving five tracks.Tokorozawa Station map
. Retrieved on 12 April 2012.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 21 March 1895. The station building was rebuilt in 2012, with the new station building opened on 8 March 2012. The former west entrance closed from this date. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tokorozawa Station becoming "SS22" on the Seibu Shinjuku Line and "SI17" on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. Through-running on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to and from and via the

and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 7th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 102,368 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

East exit

* Seibu Holdings head office * Seibu Bus head office

South/West exit

* Seibu Railway Workshops (closed) A Grand Emio was built around Tokorozawa Station. It is composed of around 120 stores. It was completed on September 2, 2020.

References

External links

* {{Seibu Shinjuku Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1895 Seibu Ikebukuro Line Railway stations in Tokorozawa, Saitama