is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Tanashi Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from in Tokyo to in Saitama Prefecture. Located between and , it lies 17.6 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminal station, terminus. All trains except Limited express ''Koedo'' services and the Haijima Liner stop at Tanashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two elevated island platforms serving three tracks. Platform 2 and 3 share the same track.

Platforms

File:Tanashi Station South Entrance 20120319.JPG, The south entrance, March 2012 File:TanashiStation-platforms-Aug14-2015.jpg, The station platforms viewed from the east, August 2015 File:TanashiStation-ticketgates-Aug14-2015.jpg, The ticket barriers, August 2015 File:TanashiStation-viewfromplatform-Aug14-2015.jpg, Platform 3 and 4, August 2015

History

Tanashi Station opened on 16 April 1927. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tanashi Station becoming "SS17".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 11th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 75,418 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Nishitokyo Public Hall * Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau Tanashi Branch Office * Citizen Watch Headquarters * Nishitokyo Post Office * Nishitokyo City Tanashi General Welfare Center * Nishitokyo City Tanashicho District Hall * Shin-ei Animation

In Popular Culture

The station is a frequent setting in the Japanese animated sitcom Atashin'chi, adjacent to the surrounding region that was formerly Tanashi, Tokyo, Tanashi. Another animated series that has several scenes around the station is Adachi and Shimamura.

References

External links

Tanashi Station information
(Seibu Railway) {{Seibu Shinjuku Line Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927 Stations of Seibu Railway Seibu Shinjuku Line Nishitōkyō, Tokyo