is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

on the

Seibu Ikebukuro Line The is a railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally term ...

located in the city of

Nishitōkyō, Tokyo () is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 206,047, and a population density of 13,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Nishitokyo is located at th ...

, 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

Hōya Station is served by the

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

Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which ...

to and the

Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line The , formally the , is a subway line operated by Tokyo Metro in west-central Tokyo and Wako, Saitama, Japan. The newest line in the Tokyo subway network, it opened in stages between 1994 and 2008. On average, the Fukutoshin Line carried 362,654 ...

to and onward via the

Tokyu Toyoko Line The , a contraction of and formerly until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese ''keiretsu'' or conglomerate headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. While a multinational corporation, its main operation is , a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways i ...

and Minato Mirai Line to . Located between and , it is 14.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.

Station layout

The station has one

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

and one

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, ...

serving a total of three tracks. The side platform serves trains going up on track 3. The island platform serves trains going down on platform 1 and some trains either go up or down on platform 2. A siding exists between the running tracks west of the station for use by trains terminating at Hōya. Stabling tracks also exist north of the line to the west of the station.

Platforms

History

The station opened on April 15, 1915. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hōya Station becoming "SI12". 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-Ch� ...

commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 14th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 63,372 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoya Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915 Seibu Ikebukuro Line Railway stations in Tokyo Stations of Seibu Railway Nishitōkyō, Tokyo