SS17 Tanashi Station 田無駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 4-1-1 Tanashi-chō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo-to 188-0011 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°43′38″N 139°32′21″E / 35.7271°N 139.5393°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Seibu Shinjuku Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 17.6 from Seibu-Shinjuku | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | SS17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 16 April 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 75,418 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tanashi Station (田無駅, Tanashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Tanashi Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Located between Seibu-Yagisawa and Hana-Koganei, it lies 17.6 km from the Seibu Shinjuku terminus.[1] All trains except Limited express Koedo services and the Haijima Liner stop at Tanashi Station.
The station has two elevated island platforms serving three tracks. Platform 2 and 3 share the same track.
1/2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe |
3/4 | Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku |
Tanashi Station opened on 16 April 1927.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tanashi Station becoming "SS17".[2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 11th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 75,418 passengers daily.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 69,945[1] |
2005 | 73,783[4] |
2010 | 75,106[5] |
2015 | 74,808[6] |
The station is a frequent setting in the Japanese animated sitcom Atashin'chi, adjacent to the surrounding region that was formerly Tanashi.