Minami-Ōtsuka Station
Minami-Ōtsuka Station (南大塚駅, Minami-Ōtsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]
SS28 Minami-Ōtsuka Station 南大塚駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Minami-Ōtsuka Station south exit, July 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 3–14 Minamidai, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1165 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°53′23″N 139°27′14″E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 43.9 km from Seibu-Shinjuku | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | SS28 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 14 November 1897 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 16,937 (Daily) | ||||||||||||||
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  Minami-Ōtsuka Station Location within Saitama Prefecture  Minami-Ōtsuka Station Minami-Ōtsuka Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||
Lines
Minami-Ōtsuka Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line between Seibu Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, and is located 43.9 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminus.[2]
Layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | Seibu Shinjuku Line |
for Tokorozawa, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku |
| 2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line |
for Hon-Kawagoe |
History
The station opened on 14 November 1897.[2]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Minami-Ōtsuka Station becoming "SS28".[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 57th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 16,937 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2005 | 15,568[5] |
| 2010 | 15,487[6] |
| 2015 | 16,054[7] |
Surrounding area
- Saitama Prefectural Kawagoe Minami High School
- Kan-Etsu Expressway
National Route 16
See also
References
- 各駅のご案内: 南大塚駅 [Station Information: Minami-Ōtsuka Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- 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.
- 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 2 April 2013.
- 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- 平成18年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [2016 Statistical Yearbook 8 Transportation / Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- 駅別乗降人員 2010（平成22）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- 平成28年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [2016 Statistical Yearbook 8 Transportation / Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
External links
Media related to Minami-Ōtsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Minami-Ōtsuka Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)