Motokaji Station

SI25
Motokaji Station
SI25; Motokaji Station; 元加治駅
	Station entrance, August 2009
Location	167 Noda, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0054; Japan
Coordinates	35°50′26″N 139°20′44″E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance	41.0 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	SI25
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 April 1926
Passengers
FY2019	7035 (Daily)
Location
	Motokaji Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Motokaji Station Motokaji Station (Japan)

Motokaji Station (元加治駅, Motokaji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Motokaji Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Bushi and Hannō, it is 41.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Service pattern

Trains that stop here:

Local
Semi Express
Rapid
Commuter express
Express

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station building and entrance is situated on the north side and is connected to the platform by a footbridge.[2]

Platforms

1	■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
2	■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Chichibu/Musashi limited express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Bushi	Express	Hannō
Bushi	Commuter express	Hannō
Bushi	Rapid	Hannō
Bushi	Commuter semi express	Hannō
Bushi	Semi express	Hannō
Bushi	Local	Hannō

History

The station opened on 3 April 1926.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Motokaji Station becoming "SI25".[3]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the least used station on the Ikebukuro-Hannō section of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line (76th out of 92 on the Seibu network as a whole) with an average of 7,035 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	6,735[1]
2005	6,527[6]
2010	6,784[7]
2015	6,794[8]

Surrounding area

Surugadai University

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. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
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. 189–73. 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 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.
駅別乗降人員(2005年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
駅別乗降人員(2015年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

External links

Media related to Motokaji Station at Wikimedia Commons

Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)
Motokaji Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)

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[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

[kawashima2011_Vol.11-2] 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. 189–73. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.

[seibu20120223-3] 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

[nikkei20130315-4] 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.

[Seibustats2019-5] 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.

[Saitama2005stats-6] 駅別乗降人員(2005年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

[jreast2010stats-7] 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

[Saitama2015stats-8] 駅別乗降人員(2015年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.