Tanashi Station
Native name田無駅
Address4-1-1 Tanashi-chō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo-to 188-0011
CountryJapan
Coordinates35.7271°N 139.5393°E
Operator Seibu Railway
Line Seibu Shinjuku Line
Distance17.6 from
Platforms2 island platforms
CodeSS17
WebsiteOfficial website
Opened16 April 1927
Passengers75,418 daily
Pass yearFY2019

Tanashi Station (田無駅, Tanashi-eki) 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 terminus.[1] 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.

History

Tanashi Station opened on 16 April 1927.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tanashi Station becoming "SS17".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 11th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 75,418 passengers daily.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200069,945[1]
200573,783[4]
201075,106[5]
201574,808[6]

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

The station is a frequent setting in the Japanese animated sitcom Atashin'chi, adjacent to the surrounding region that was formerly Tanashi.

Another animated series that has several scenes around the station is Adachi and Shimamura.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "ja: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] (in Japanese). News Release. Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ^ "ja:駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均" [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信" [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ "ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 9 運輸及び通信" [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "ja:駅別乗降人員　2015（平成27）年度　1日平均" [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.