Minami-Ōtsuka Station (南大塚駅, Minami-Ōtsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]

Lines

Minami-Ōtsuka Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line between Seibu Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, and is located 43.9 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminus.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[1]

Platforms

1  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tokorozawa, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku
2  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Hon-Kawagoe

History

The station opened on 14 November 1897.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Minami-Ōtsuka Station becoming "SS28".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 57th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 16,937 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2005 15,568[5]
2010 15,487[6]
2015 16,054[7]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 各駅のご案内: 南大塚駅 [Station Information: Minami-Ōtsuka Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. ^ 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ^ 平成18年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [2016 Statistical Yearbook 8 Transportation / Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. ^ 駅別乗降人員 2010(平成22)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  7. ^ 平成28年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [2016 Statistical Yearbook 8 Transportation / Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Minami-Ōtsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons