| SS03 Shimo-Ochiai Station 下落合駅 | |||||||||||
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 Station entrance, 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-16-1 Shimo-Ochiai, Shinjuku, Tokyo （東京都新宿区下落合1-16-1） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Seibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SS03 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 April 1927 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2013 | 11,221 daily | ||||||||||
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Shimo-Ochiai Station (下落合駅, Shimo-Ochiai-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Shimo-Ochiai Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Located between Takadanobaba and Nakai, it is 3.2 km from the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus.
During the daytime off-peak, the station is served by six trains per hour in either direction.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 |  Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
| 2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Tanashi, Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
History
The station opened on 16 April 1927.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shimo-Ochiai Station becoming "SS03".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was the 64th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 11,221 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,788 |
| 2009 | 10,976 |
| 2010 | 10,492 |
| 2011 | 10,752 |
| 2012 | 10,843 |
| 2013 | 11,221 |
Surrounding area
- Tokyo Fuji University
- International Catholic Hospital [ja]
- Hikawa Shrine
- Otomeyama Park [ja]
- Kanda River
References
- ^ 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.
- 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 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 22/59. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
- 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ 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 16 July 2014.
- 駅別乗降人員 2010（平成22）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員 2011（平成23）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
External links
- Shimo-Ochiai Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)
35°42′58″N 139°41′44″E / 35.7161°N 139.6955°E / 35.7161; 139.6955