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The new station building opened on December 27, 1991.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} The north entrance was rebuilt in 2003.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}
The new station building opened on December 27, 1991.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} The north entrance was rebuilt in 2003.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hōya Station becoming "SI12".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|title= 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します|trans_title= Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations|date= 23 February 2012|work= News Release|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|format= pdf|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 10 February 2013}}</ref>


==Passenger statistics==
==Passenger statistics==

Revision as of 01:20, 10 February 2013

保谷
North entrance, September 2011
General information
Location3-14-30 Higashichō
Operated bySeibu Railway
Line(s)Seibu Ikebukuro Line

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 Yūrakuchō Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya. Located between Ōizumi-gakuen and Tokyo, it is 14.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Station layout

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
Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line to Shin-Kiba
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya
3  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Nerima and Ikebukuro
Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line to Shin-Kiba
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya

Adjacent stations

Service
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Ōizumi-gakuen   Commuter express   Higashi-Kurume
Ōizumi-gakuen   Commuter semi express   Tokyo
Ōizumi-gakuen   Semi express   Hibarigaoka
Ōizumi-gakuen   Local   Hibarigaoka
Limited express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station

History

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 55,162 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 52,643[1]
2009 56,041[5]
2010 55,545[6]
2011 55,162[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c 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. Japan: Kodansha. p. 33/65. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" (pdf). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "駅別乗降人員 2011(平成23)年度 1日平均" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 26 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "駅別乗降人員 2010(平成22)年度 1日平均" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 26 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度)" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)


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