Nishi-Tokorozawa Station

Nishi-Tokorozawa Station (西所沢駅) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō, and by its branch, the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line to Seibukyūjō-mae. Nishi-Tokorozawa is located 27.2 km from the terminus of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line at Ikebukuro Station.

Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level side platforms and one island platform, serving four tracks.



Platforms
Platforms 1 and 2 are bidirectional platforms used by Sayama Line services, and platforms 3 and 4 are used by Seibu Ikebukuro Line services. Through trains in the up direction from the Sayama Line to Ikebukuro normally use platform 1.

History
The station opened on 15 April 1915 as Kotesashi Station (小手指駅). It was renamed Nishi-Tokorozawa on 1 September 1915.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Nishi-Tokorozawa Station becoming "SI18".

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 40th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 25,720 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for the station in previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

 * Saitama Prefectural Tokorozawa High School