Tanashi Station

Tanashi Station (田無駅) 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 Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Located between Seibu-Yagisawa and Hana-Koganei, it lies 17.6 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminus. 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.

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

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

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

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