Bushi Station (仏子駅, Bushi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
SI24 Bushi Station 仏子駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Bushi Station north entrance in March 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 880 Bushi, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0053 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°50′16″N 139°21′36″E / 35.8377°N 139.3600°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Ikebukuro Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 39.7 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 10,879 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editBushi Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Irumashi and Motokaji, it is 39.7 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, with a bidirectional centre track in between the two platform tracks for use by out-of-service trains.[2]
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The south entrance in March 2017 -
The south entrance ticket barriers in May 2015 -
Overview of the station looking east in March 2017 -
The platforms in March 2017 -
The view from the east end of the platforms in March 2017
Platforms
edit| 1 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
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| 2 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu |
History
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The station opened on 15 April 1915.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Bushi Station becoming "SI24".[3]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was the 67th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 10,879 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. Bushi station was the only station on the Ikebukuro-Hannō section of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to see a decrease in the number of users between fiscal 2012 and 2013.[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 16,349[1] |
| 2005 | 14,856[7] |
| 2010 | 13,283[8] |
| 2015 | 13,235[9] |
Surrounding area
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- Musashino Academia Musicae Iruma Campus
- Musashino Academia Musicae High School
- Iruma Seibu Junior High School
- Iruma Bushi Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 19–73. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- ^ 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 22 February 2013.
- ^ 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. 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.
- ^ 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 22 June 2014.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員(2005年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ 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 22 February 2013.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員(2015年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External links
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Media related to Bushi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)