Musashi-Seki Station

Musashi-Seki Station (武蔵関駅, Musashi-Seki-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]

SS14
Musashi-Seki Station

武蔵関駅
South entrance, December 2012
Location2-29-1 Sekimachikita, Nerima, Tokyo
(東京都練馬区関町北)
Japan
Operated bySeibu Railway
Line(s)Seibu Shinjuku Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeSS14
History
Opened1927
Passengers
FY201328,803 daily

Lines

Musashi-Seki Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Located between Kami-Shakujii and Higashi-Fushimi, it lies 14.4 km from the Shinjuku terminus.[2] Only all-stations "Local" services and "Semi express" services stop at this station.[3]

Station layout

The station structure is located over the tracks, with one set of ticket barriers, and station entrances on the north and south sides.

Platforms

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.[1]

1  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe
2  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Shinjuku Line
Koedo limited express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Kami-Shakujii   Semi express   Higashi-Fushimi
Kami-Shakujii   Local   Higashi-Fushimi

History

The station opened on 16 April 1927.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Musashi-Seki Station becoming "SS14".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 34th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 28,803 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200928,859[6]
201028,091[6]
201127,864[7]
201228,477[5]
201328,803[5]

Surrounding area

North side

  • Honryuji Temple
  • Sophia University Shakujii campus
  • Tokyo Shakujii High School
  • Tokyo Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School
  • Sekimachikita Elementary School
  • Shakujii River

South side

  • Nerima Ward Office
  • Shakujii Fire Station
  • Musashiseki Park

References

  1. 各駅のご案内: 武蔵関駅 [Station information: Musashi-Seki Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. 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.
  3. 路線図・停車駅 [Route and station stop information] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  4. 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] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. 駅別乗降人員 2013(平成25)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. 駅別乗降人員 2010(平成22)年度 1日平均 [Passenger usage statistics by station (Fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  7. 駅別乗降人員 2011(平成23)年度 1日平均 [Passenger usage statistics by station (Fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

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