Koigakubo Station

Railway station in Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStation codeSK02WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 February 1955PassengersFY201912,851 daily Services

Preceding station	Seibu			Following station
Takanodai SK03 towards Higashi-Murayama		Kokubunji Line		Kokubunji SK01 Terminus

Location
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Koigakubo Station (恋ヶ窪駅, Koigakubo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Koigakubo Station is served by the Seibu Kokubunji Line from Higashi-Murayama to Kokubunji, and is located 5.7 km from the starting point of the line at Higashi-Murayama.^[1]

Station layout

The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.^[2] The station building and entrance is located on the south side of the station, and the platforms are connected by a footbridge.

Ticket gates in January 2023
Platform in August 2020 (Taken from the railroad crossing side)

Platforms

1	Seibu Kokubunji Line	for Higashi-Murayama
2	Seibu Kokubunji Line	for Kokubunji

History

Koigakubo Station opened on 10 February 1955.^[1] Access between the platforms was originally via a level crossing for passengers, but this was replaced by a footbridge in 1986.^[2] Wheelchair access in the form of ramps and lifts was added in 2006.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Koigakubo Station becoming "SK02".^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 63rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 12,851 passengers daily.^[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	10,828^[5]
2005	11,044^[6]
2010	11,009^[7]
2015	12,243^[8]

Surrounding area

Kokubunji City Office

References

^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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. 10–88. 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 17 November 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.
^ 東京都統計年鑑平成12年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 東京都統計年鑑平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 東京都統計年鑑平成22年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 駅別乗降人員　2015（平成27）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.