Hōya Station

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Hōya Station
保谷駅
File:Hoya-Sta-N.JPG
North entrance, September 2011
Location 3-14-30 Higashichō, Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
(東京都西東京市東町3-14-30)
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Other information
Station code SI12
History
Opened 1915
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 58,280 daily

Hōya Station (保谷駅 Hōya-eki?) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Hōya 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 Ōizumi-gakuen and Hibarigaoka, it is 14.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Station layout

File:Hoya-Sta-Platform.JPG
View of the platforms, September 2011

The station has one island platform and one side platform serving a total of three tracks. The side platform serves trains going up on track 3. The island platform serves trains going down on platform 1 and some trains either go up or down on platform 2.[2]

A siding exists between the running tracks west of the station for use by trains terminating at Hōya.[2] Stabling tracks also exist north of the line to the west of the station.[2]

Platforms

1  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Hannō
2  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Hannō
 Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Nerima and Ikebukuro
Subway TokyoYurakucho.png Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Subway TokyoFukutoshin.png Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
3  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Nerima and Ikebukuro
Subway TokyoYurakucho.png Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line for Shin-Kiba
Subway TokyoFukutoshin.png Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Limited express: no stop
Rapid express: no stop
Express: no stop
Rapid: no stop
Ōizumi-gakuen   Commuter express   Higashi-Kurume
Ōizumi-gakuen   Commuter semi express   Hibarigaoka
Ōizumi-gakuen   Semi express   Hibarigaoka
Ōizumi-gakuen   Local   Hibarigaoka

History

File:Hoya-Sta-S.JPG
South side of the station, April 2012

The station opened on April 15, 1915.[1]

The new station building opened on December 27, 1991.[citation needed] The north entrance was rebuilt in 2003.[citation needed]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hōya Station becoming "SI12".[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

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 14th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 58,280 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 52,643[1]
2009 56,041[6]
2010 55,545[7]
2011 55,162[8]
2012 56,684[5]
2013 58,280[5]

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