:Kōkū-kōen Station
{{short description|Railway station in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{SBSN|SS|23|size=50}}
Kōkū-kōen Station
| native_name = 航空公園駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Kokukoen-Station-EastEntrance.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kōkū-kōen Station east entrance, May 2009
| other_name =
| address = 2-4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-0042
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35|47|54.91|N|139|27|56.30|E|source:kowiki_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| operator = 18px Seibu Railway
| line = 18px Seibu Shinjuku Line
| distance = 30.5 km from {{STN|Seibu-Shinjuku|x}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 2
| connections = Bus terminal
| structure =
| code = SS23
| website = {{Official|1=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/station/koku-koen/}}
| opened = 28 May 1987
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 24,494 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Kōkū-kōen Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Seibu Railway
|line1=Shinjuku|left1=Shin-Tokorozawa|note-left1={{SBSN|SS|24|size=30}}|note-mid1={{SLL|Express|c=darkorange|t=#000}}{{SLL|Semi Express|c=mediumaquamarine|t=#000}}{{SLL|Local|c=gray|t=#FFF}}|right1=Tokorozawa|note-right1={{SBSN|SS|22|size=30}}
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{{nihongo|Kōkū-kōen Station|航空公園駅|Kōkū-kōen-eki|"Aviation Park Station"}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.{{cite web|url= http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/koku-koen/index.html|script-title= ja:各駅のご案内: 航空公園駅|trans-title= Station Information: Kōkū-kōen Station|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 13 July 2012|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120702184928/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/koku-koen/index.html|archivedate= 2 July 2012|df= dmy-all}}
Lines
Kōkū-kōen Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line between Seibu-Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, and is located 30.5 km from the Seibu-Shinjuku 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 = 202| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}} All trains except Koedo limited express and Commuter express services stop at this station.
Station layout
Kōkū-kōen Station has two entrances, east and west, with the ticket vending on the third level.
The exterior of the whole three-storied station building is designed to look like a "Henri Farman" biplane, 1910's Farman III, which is the first official powered aircraft in Japan, the clock, above the entrance, as its propeller, and was selected as one of the top 100 Train Stations of the Kantō region by MLIT in 1998.
Several stores, such as Henri Farman Bakery & Cafe, Hōrindō Book store, and Senba21 Supermarket, are located in the station building.[http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/life/shop/shop-info/koku-koen/index.html Stores in the Kōkū-kōen Station building ] {{in lang|ja}}
=Platforms=
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Platform 1 is for trains heading towards Hon-Kawagoe Station and platform 2 is for trains heading towards Seibu-Shinjuku Station.
{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Seibu Shinjuku Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Hon-Kawagoe|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Seibu Shinjuku Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Tokorozawa|x}} and {{STN|Seibu-Shinjuku|x}}}}
File:Kokukoen-Station-WestEntrance.jpg|Kōkū-kōen Station West Entrance
File:Kokukoen-Station-Interior.jpg|Kōkū-kōen Station interior view
File:Kokukoen-Station-Platform-ShinjukuBoundTrain.jpg|Kōkū-kōen Station platform
History
The station opened on 28 May 1987.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kōkū-kōen Station becoming "SS23".{{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= 2 April 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|df= dmy-all}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 46th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 24,494 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.
Surrounding area
File:Koku-koen Park and Station in 1989 aerial.jpg
File:Tokorozawa Aviation Commemorative Park.jpg
File:Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre MUSE 20090815.jpg
To the east of the station is:
- Tokorozawa Aviation Museum and Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park
- YS-11 (Retired aircraft on display)
- Tokorozawa City Hall (local government office building)
- Tokorozawa Central Post Office
- Tokorozawa Police Station
- Tokorozawa Public Employment Security Office
- Tokorozawa Labor Standards Inspection Office
- Tokorozawa District Public Prosecutor's office
- Tokorozawa Tax office
- Saitama District Legal Affairs Bureau, Tokorozawa Branch
- Tokorozawa City Library
- National Defense Medical College
- National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (NRCD)
- Environmental Investigation Laboratory
- Child Guidance Clinic
- TEPCO Tokyo Office
- Tokyo Aeronautical Traffic Control Center
- Tokorozawa Summary Court
- Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre Muse (concert hall complex)
To the west of the station is:
- Tokorozawa Public Health Center
- Tokorozawa City Water Works Office
- Tokorozawa City Fire Department
- Heartia Tokorozawa (cultural hall, in Moto-machi, opened in spring 2010)
- Tokorozawa Shimmei-sha Shrine
- Tokorozawa Aikido Dojo
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/station/koku-koen/ Kōkū-kōen Station information] (Seibu Railway) {{in lang|ja}}
{{Seibu Shinjuku Line}}
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Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1987