Shin-Tokorozawa Station
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Japan
Seibu Railway
Seibu Shinjuku LineSS24 Shin-Tokorozawa Station 新所沢駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 East entrance, November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-21-25 Midori-chō, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-1111 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°48′24.20″N 139°27′20.80″E / 35.8067222°N 139.4557778°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Seibu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 31.7 km from Seibu Shinjuku | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SS24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 June 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kita-Tokorozawa (until 1959) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 54,822 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Shin-Tokorozawa Station (新所沢駅, Shin-Tokorozawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Shin-Tokorozawa Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Located between Kōkū-kōen and Iriso, it lies 31.7 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminus.[1] All trains except Limited express Koedo services stop at Shin-Tokorozawa Station.
Station layout
Shin-Tokorozawa Station has two entrances, east and west, with ticket vending on the second floor level of the elevated station building.
West entrance, May 2025
Ticket vending machines, November 2013
Ticket barriers, May 2025
Concourse inside the ticket barriers, November 2013
Platforms
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.[2]
| 1/2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line |
for Hon-Kawagoe |
| 3/4 | Seibu Shinjuku Line |
for Tokorozawa, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku |
From August 2013, an experimental platform edge door system was installed for evaluation purposes at the Tokorozawa end of platform 1 for a period of approximately 8 months.[3] The "Dokodemo Saku" (どこでも柵) platform edge door system jointly developed by the University of Tokyo and Kobe Steel is designed to handle trains with three or four doors per car, and the temporary installation is just one car length long.[4]
South end of platform 1/2, November 2013
North end of platform 3/4, November 2013
Staff footbridge at the north end of platform 3/4, November 2013
Experimental platform-edge door installation on platform 1, November 2013
History
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
East exit
- Shin-Tokorozawa Station Koban (police box)
- U.S. Air Force Tokorozawa Transmitter Site
- National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (NRCD)
- Tokorozawa Civic Gymnasium (home of Saitama Broncos Basketball Team)
- Tokorozawa-Kita High School
- Tokorozawa Central High School
- Akikusa Gakuen High School
West exit
- Midori-chō Koban Police Box
- Midori-chō Park
- Nakasuna Park
