Kotesashi Station

Kotesashi Station (小手指駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines
Kotesashi Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Nishi-Tokorozawa and Sayamagaoka, it is 29.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. All services except Chichibu and Musashi limited express as well as the S-Train services stop at this station.

Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.

Facilities and accessibility
Toilet facilities are located on the elevated concourse, inside the ticket barriers. Escalator and lift access is provided to and from both sets of platforms.

History
The station opened on 20 November 1970.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kotesashi Station becoming "SI19".

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 43rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,781 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area
Seibu's Kotesashi Depot is located to the north of the tracks immediately to the west of the station.

South side

 * Waseda University Tokorozawa Campus
 * Saitama Prefectural Tokorozawa Nishi High School
 * Saitama Prefectural High School of the Arts
 * Tokorozawa Municipal Kitano Junior High School
 * Tokorozawa Municipal Kotesashi Junior High School
 * National Hospital Organization Nishisaitama Chuo National Hospital
 * National Hospital Organization Nishisaitama Chuo National Hospital

North side

 * Shin-Tokorozawa Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line)