Nishi-Tokorozawa Station
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Nishi-Tokorozawa Station
西所沢駅 |
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Nishi-Tokorozawa Station, October 2008
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| Location | 1-11-9 Nishi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken （埼玉県所沢市西所沢1-11-9） Japan |
| Operated by |
 Seibu Railway
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| Platforms | 1 island and 1 side platform |
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| Station code | SI18 |
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| Opened | 1915 |
| Previous names | Kotesashi (until 1915) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2014) | 24,267 daily |
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station (西所沢駅 Nishi-Tokorozawa-eki?) is a railway station in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Nishi-Tokorozawa Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō, and by its branch, the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line to Seibu-Kyūjō-mae. Nishi-Tokorozawa is located 27.2 km from the terminus of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line at Ikebukuro Station.
The station consists of two ground-level side platforms and one island platform, serving four tracks.
Platforms 1 and 2 are bidirectional platforms used by Sayama Line services, and platforms 3 and 4 are used by Seibu Ikebukuro Line services. Through trains in the up direction from the Sayama Line to Ikebukuro normally use platform 1.
The station opened on 15 April 1915 as Kotesashi Station (小手指駅?). It was renamed Nishi-Tokorozawa on 1 September 1915.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Nishi-Tokorozawa Station becoming "SI18".
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
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