:Shimo-Ochiai Station
{{short description|Railway station in Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{SBSN|SS|03|size=50}}
Shimo-Ochiai Station
| native_name = 下落合駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = File:Shimo-Ochiai station north entrance 2013-04-25.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Station entrance, 2013
| other_name =
| address = 1-16-1 Shimo-Ochiai, Shinjuku, Tokyo
{{Nihongo2|（東京都新宿区下落合1-16-1）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = Seibu Railway
| line = Seibu Shinjuku Line
| platforms =
| connections = {{Plainlist|
- Bus stop
}}
| structure =
| code = SS03
| opened = 16 April 1927
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 11,221 daily
| pass_year = FY2013
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Seibu Railway|line=Shinjuku|left=Nakai|note-left={{SBSN|SS|04|size=30}}|note-mid={{SLL|Local|c=gray|t=#FFF}}|right=Takadanobaba|note-right={{SBSN|SS|02|size=30}}}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Shimo-Ochiai Station|下落合駅|Shimo-Ochiai-eki}} is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Shimo-Ochiai Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from {{STN|Seibu-Shinjuku|x}} in Tokyo to {{STN|Hon-Kawagoe|x}} in Saitama Prefecture.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = 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}} Located between {{STN|Takadanobaba|x}} and {{STN|Nakai|x}}, it is 3.2 km from the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus.
During the daytime off-peak, the station is served by six trains per hour in either direction.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.{{cite book | last = Kawashima| first = Ryozo |title = 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 = 22/59 | isbn = 978-4-06-270072-6}}
=Platforms=
{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Seibu Shinjuku Line|imgfile=18px|dir=for {{STN|Takadanobaba|x}} and {{STN|Seibu-Shinjuku|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Seibu Shinjuku Line|imgfile=18px|dir=for {{STN|Tanashi|x}}, {{STN|Tokorozawa|x}}, {{STN|Haijima|x}}, and {{STN|Hon-Kawagoe|x}}}}
==History==
The station opened on 16 April 1927.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shimo-Ochiai Station becoming "SS03".{{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|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= 2015-09-24|accessdate= 2 April 2013|url-status= dead}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was the 64th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 11,221 passengers daily.{{cite web|url=http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/06/05/2013jyoukou.pdf|script-title=ja:駅別乗降人員 2013（平成25）年度 1日平均|trans-title=Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=16 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171300/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/06/05/2013jyoukou.pdf|archivedate=14 July 2014}}
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
- Tokyo Fuji University
- {{Interlanguage link multi|International Catholic Hospital|ja|3=聖母病院}}
- Hikawa Shrine
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Otomeyama Park|ja|3=おとめ山公園}}
- Kanda River
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/station/shimo-ochiai/ Shimo-Ochiai Station information] (Seibu Railway) {{in lang|ja}}
{{Seibu Shinjuku Line}}
{{Coord|35.7161|N|139.6955|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}