Shimo-Ochiai Station (下落合駅, Shimo-Ochiai-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
SS03 Shimo-Ochiai Station 下落合駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-16-1 Shimo-Ochiai, Shinjuku, Tokyo （東京都新宿区下落合1-16-1） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Seibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SS03 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 April 1927 | ||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 11,221 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editShimo-Ochiai Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture.[1] Located between Takadanobaba and Nakai, it is 3.2 km from the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus.[1]
During the daytime off-peak, the station is served by six trains per hour in either direction.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 |  Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
| 2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Tanashi, Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
History
editThe station opened on 16 April 1927.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shimo-Ochiai Station becoming "SS03".[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2013, the station was the 64th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 11,221 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 13,788[1] |
| 2009 | 10,976[5] |
| 2010 | 10,492[6] |
| 2011 | 10,752[6] |
| 2012 | 10,843[4] |
| 2013 | 11,221[4] |
Surrounding area
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１２巻 東京都心北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 22/59. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
- ^ 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ a b c 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 16 July 2014.
- ^ 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 2 April 2013.
- ^ a b 駅別乗降人員 2011（平成23）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
External links
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- Shimo-Ochiai Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)