Bushi Station

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Location880 Bushi, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0053
Japan
Coordinates35°50′16″N 139°21′36″E / 35.8377°N 139.3600°E / 35.8377; 139.3600
Operated by Seibu Railway
SI24
Bushi Station

仏子駅
Bushi Station north entrance in March 2017
General information
Location880 Bushi, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0053
Japan
Coordinates35°50′16″N 139°21′36″E / 35.8377°N 139.3600°E / 35.8377; 139.3600
Operated by Seibu Railway
LineSI Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance39.7 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeSI24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1915 (1915-04-15)
Passengers
FY201910,879 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Railway Following station
Motokaji
SI25
towards Hannō
Ikebukuro Line
Express
Irumashi
SI23
towards Ikebukuro
Motokaji
One-way operation
Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Express
Motokaji
SI25
towards Hannō
Ikebukuro Line
Rapid
Semi Express
Motokaji
SI25
towards Agano
Ikebukuro Line
Local
Location
Bushi Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Bushi Station
Bushi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Bushi Station is located in Japan
Bushi Station
Bushi Station
Bushi Station (Japan)

Bushi Station (仏子駅, Bushi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Bushi 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 Irumashi and Motokaji, it is 39.7 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, with a bidirectional centre track in between the two platform tracks for use by out-of-service trains.[2]

Platforms

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

History

The north entrance in May 2007

The station opened on 15 April 1915.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Bushi Station becoming "SI24".[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 67th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 10,879 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. Bushi station was the only station on the Ikebukuro-Hannō section of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to see a decrease in the number of users between fiscal 2012 and 2013.[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200016,349[1]
200514,856[7]
201013,283[8]
201513,235[9]

Surrounding area

The bus stop on the north side of the station in March 2017
  • Musashino Academia Musicae Iruma Campus
  • Musashino Academia Musicae High School
  • Iruma Seibu Junior High School
  • Iruma Bushi Elementary School

See also

References

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