Musashi-Seki Station

Musashi-Seki Station (武蔵関駅, Musashi-Seki-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.^[1]

SS14 Musashi-Seki Station 武蔵関駅
South entrance, April 2021
General information
Location	2-29-1 Sekimachikita, Nerima, Tokyo （東京都練馬区関町北） Japan
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Shinjuku Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	SS14
History
Opened	16 April 1927
Passengers
FY2013	28,803 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Higashi-Fushimi SS15 towards Hon-Kawagoe Shinjuku Line Semi Express Local Kami-Shakujii SS13 towards Seibu-Shinjuku

Lines

Musashi-Seki Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Located between Kami-Shakujii and Higashi-Fushimi, it lies 14.4 km from the Shinjuku terminus.^[2] Only all-stations "Local" services and "Semi-Express" services stop at this station.^[3]

Station layout

The station structure is located over the tracks, with one set of ticket barriers, and station entrances on the north and south sides.

• 
  North entrance, December 2012
• 
  The ticket barriers, June 2022

Platforms

The station is composed of two side platforms serving two tracks.^[1]

1	Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Tanashi, Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe
2	Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku

• 
  View from the east (Shinjuku) end of platform 1, December 2012
• 
  View from the west (Kawagoe) end of platform 1, December 2012

History

The station opened on 16 April 1927.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Musashi-Seki Station becoming "SS14".^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 34th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 28,803 passengers daily.^[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2009	28,859[6]
2010	28,091[6]
2011	27,864[7]
2012	28,477[5]
2013	28,803[5]

Surrounding area

North side

• Honryuji Temple
• Sophia University Shakujii campus
• Tokyo Shakujii High School
• Tokyo Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School
• Sekimachikita Elementary School
• Shakujii River

South side

• Nerima Ward Office
• Shakujii Fire Station
• Musashiseki Park

References

1. 各駅のご案内: 武蔵関駅 [Station information: Musashi-Seki Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
2. 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.
3. 路線図・停車駅 [Route and station stop information] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
4. 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 8 March 2013.
5. 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 17 July 2014.
6. 駅別乗降人員　2010（平成22）年度　1日平均 [Passenger usage statistics by station (Fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
7. 駅別乗降人員　2011（平成23）年度　1日平均 [Passenger usage statistics by station (Fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

External links

• Musashi-Seki Station information (Seibu) (in Japanese)

35.7277°N 139.5763°E / 35.7277; 139.5763