Station front, January 2007
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Location | 5-21 Higashi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken (埼玉県所沢市東所沢5丁目21) Japan |
Operated by | JR East |
Line(s) | ■ Musashino Line |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
History | |
Opened | 1973 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 15,031 daily |
Higashi-Tokorozawa Station (東所沢駅 Higashi-Tokorozawa-eki) is a railway station on the Musashino Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Higashi-Tokorozawa Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo. It is located 15.7 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, located one level below ground level, with the station building above. To the east of the station lies Higashi-Tokorozawa Depot, which has 20 storage tracks.
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Overview of the station from the east side, July 2008
View from the station looking west showing the spur leading to Higashi-Tokorozawa Depot, October 2012
View from the west end of platforms 3 & 4, October 2012
View from the east end of platforms 3 & 4, October 2012
The station opened on 1 April 1973.
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 15,031 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Coordinates: 35°47′41″N 139°30′53″E / 35.7948°N 139.5146°E