:Hōya Station
{{short description|Railway station in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name ={{SBSN|SI|12|size=50}}
Hōya Station
| native_name = 保谷駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Hoya-Sta-N.JPG
| alt =
| caption = The north entrance of Hōya Station in September 2011
| other_name =
| address = 3-14-30 Higashichō, Nishitōkyō-shi, Tokyo 202-0012
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35.7484|N|139.5693|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| operator = 18px Seibu Railway
| line = 18px Seibu Ikebukuro Line
| distance = 14.1 km from {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}
| platforms = 1 side and 1 island platform
| tracks = 3
| connections =
| structure =
| code = SI12
| website = {{Official website|https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/ekimap/hoya/}}
| opened = 15 April 1915
| rebuilt =
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 63,372 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Nishitokyo City#Japan Tokyo#Japan
| map_dot_label = Hōya Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Seibu Railway
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|line8=Ikebukuro|left8=Higashi-Kurume|note-mid8={{SLL|Commuter Express|c=Gold|t=#000}}|oneway-left8=yes|right8=Ōizumi-gakuen|note-right8={{SBSN|SI|11|size=30}}
|line9-=Ikebukuro|left9=Hibarigaoka|note-mid9={{SLL|Commuter Semi Express|c=SteelBlue|t=#000}}|oneway-left9=yes|right9=Ōizumi-gakuen|note-right9={{SBSN|SI|11|size=30}}
|line10-=Ikebukuro|left10=Hibarigaoka|note-left10={{SBSN|SI|13|size=25}}|note-mid10={{SLL|Semi Express|c=MediumAquamarine|t=#000}}|type10=Rapid|right10=Ōizumi-gakuen|note-right10={{SBSN|SI|11|size=30}}
|line12=Ikebukuro|left12=Hibarigaoka|note-left12={{SBSN|SI|13|size=30}}|note-mid12={{SLL|Local|c=DarkGray|t=#000}}|right12=Ōizumi-gakuen|note-right12={{SBSN|SI|11|size=30}}}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Hōya Station|保谷駅|Hōya-eki}} is a passenger railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line located in the city of Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Hōya Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}} in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}} and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to {{STN|Shibuya|x}} and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}}. Located between {{STN|Ōizumi-gakuen|x}} and {{STN|Hibarigaoka|x|Tokyo}}, it is 14.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 201| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}
Station layout
The station has one island platform and one side platform serving a total of three tracks. The side platform serves trains going up on track 3. The island platform serves trains going down on platform 1 and some trains either go up or down on platform 2.{{cite book | last = Kawashima| first = Ryozo |script-title=ja: 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 |trans-title= Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo | publisher = Kodansha | date = March 2011 | location = Japan | page = 33/65| isbn = 978-4-06-270072-6}}
A siding exists between the running tracks west of the station for use by trains terminating at Hōya. Stabling tracks also exist north of the line to the west of the station.
=Platforms=
{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Seibu Ikebukuro Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Tokorozawa|x}} and {{STN|Hannō|x}}}}
{{jpfm|pfn=2|span=2|name=Seibu Ikebukuro Line|symbol=18px|dir=for Tokorozawa and Hannō}}
{{jpfm|name=Seibu Ikebukuro Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Nerima|x}} and {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}
{{TSLS|Y}} Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}}
{{TSLS|F}} Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for {{STN|Shibuya|x}}
{{TQLS|TY}} Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for {{STN|Yokohama|x}}
20px Minatomirai Line for {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=3|first=3|name=Seibu Ikebukuro Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Nerima|x}} and {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}
{{TSLS|Y}} Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}}
{{TSLS|F}} Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for {{STN|Shibuya|x}}
{{TQLS|TY}} Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for {{STN|Yokohama|x}}
20px Minatomirai Line for {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}}}}
History
The station opened on April 15, 1915.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hōya Station becoming "SI12".{{cite web|url= http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|script-title= ja:西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します|trans-title= Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations|date= 23 February 2012|work= News Release|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 10 February 2013|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101130/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|archivedate= 24 September 2015}}
Through-running to and from {{STN|Yokohama|x}} and {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}} via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.{{cite web |url= http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDD150S6_V10C13A3TJ2000/|script-title=ja: 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート |trans-title= Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March|date= 15 March 2013|work= Nikkei.com|publisher= Nikkei Inc. |location=Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 2 April 2013}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 14th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 63,372 passengers daily.{{cite web|url=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/eigyo/transfer/2019joukou.pdf|script-title=ja:駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均|trans-title=Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=6 January 2021}} The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
See also
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/ekimap/hoya/}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Seibu Ikebukuro Line}}
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Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915
Category:Railway stations in Tokyo