Koigakubo Station

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.

SK02 Koigakubo Station 恋ヶ窪駅
Koigakubo Station entrance in January, 2023
General information
Location	1-1-4 Tokura, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-0003 Japan
Coordinates	35°42′40″N 139°27′51″E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Kokubunji Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	SK02
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 February 1955
Passengers
FY2019	12,851 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Takanodai SK03 towards Higashi-Murayama Kokubunji Line Kokubunji SK01 Terminus
Location Koigakubo Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Koigakubo Station Koigakubo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.

External links

Media related to Koigakubo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Seibu station information (in Japanese)