Kōkū-kōen Station

Kōkū-kōen Station (航空公園駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines
Kōkū-kōen Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line between Seibu-Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, and is located 30.5 km from the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus. All trains except Koedo limited express and Commuter express services stop at this station.

Station layout
Kōkū-kōen Station has two entrances, east and west, with the ticket vending on the third level.

The exterior of the whole three-storied station building is designed to look like a "Henri Farman" biplane, 1910's Farman III, which is the first official powered aircraft in Japan, the clock, above the entrance, as its propeller, and was selected as one of the top 100 Train Stations of the Kantō region by MLIT in 1998.

Several stores, such as Henri Farman Bakery & Cafe, Hōrindō Book store, and Senba21 Supermarket, are located in the station building.

Platforms
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Platform 1 is for trains heading towards Hon-Kawagoe Station and platform 2 is for trains heading towards Seibu-Shinjuku Station.

History
The station opened on 28 May 1987.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kōkū-kōen Station becoming "SS23".

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 46th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 24,494 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area


To the east of the station is:
 * Tokorozawa Aviation Museum and Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park
 * YS-11 (Retired aircraft on display)
 * Tokorozawa City Hall (local government office building)
 * Tokorozawa Central Post Office
 * Tokorozawa Police Station
 * Tokorozawa Public Employment Security Office
 * Tokorozawa Labor Standards Inspection Office
 * Tokorozawa District Public Prosecutor's office
 * Tokorozawa Tax office
 * Saitama District Legal Affairs Bureau, Tokorozawa Branch
 * Tokorozawa City Library
 * National Defense Medical College
 * National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (NRCD)
 * Environmental Investigation Laboratory
 * Child Guidance Clinic
 * TEPCO Tokyo Office
 * Tokyo Aeronautical Traffic Control Center
 * Tokorozawa Summary Court
 * Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre Muse (concert hall complex)

To the west of the station is:
 * Tokorozawa Public Health Center
 * Tokorozawa City Water Works Office
 * Tokorozawa City Fire Department
 * Heartia Tokorozawa (cultural hall, in Moto-machi, opened in spring 2010)
 * Tokorozawa Shimmei-sha Shrine
 * Tokorozawa Aikido Dojo