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Kōkū-kōen Station

Kōkū-kōen Station
航空公園駅
Kokukoen-Station-EastEntrance.jpg
Kōkū-kōen Station east entrance, May 2009
Location 2-4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken
(埼玉県所沢市並木2-4-1)
Japan
Operated by SeibuRailway mark.svg Seibu Railway
Line(s) SeibuShinjuku.svg Seibu Shinjuku Line
Distance 30.5 km from Seibu Shinjuku
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bus terminal
Other information
Station code SS23
History
Opened 28 May 1987
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 28,006 daily
Location
Kōkū-kōen Station is located in Japan
Kōkū-kōen Station
Kōkū-kōen Station
Location within Japan

Kōkū-kōen Station (航空公園駅 Kōkū-kōen-eki?, lit. "Aviation Park Station") is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Kōkū-kōen Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line between Seibu Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, and is located 30.5 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminus. All trains except Koedo limited express and Commuter express services stop at this station.

Kōkū-kōen Station has two entrances, east and west, with the ticket vending on the third level.

The exterior of the whole three-storied station building is designed to look like a "Henri Farman" biplane, 1910's Farman III, which is the first official powered aircraft in Japan, the clock, above the entrance, as its propeller, and was selected as one of the top 100 Train Stations of the Kantō region by MLIT in 1998.

Several stores, such as Henri Farman Bakery & Cafe, Hōrindō Book store, and Senba21 Supermarket, are located in the station building.

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Platform 1 is for trains heading towards Hon-Kawagoe Station and platform 2 is for trains heading towards Seibu Shinjuku Station.


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