Musashi-Sakai Station
{{short description|Railway station in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Musashi-Sakai Station
| native_name = 武蔵境駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Musashisakai station Ngate 1605-5.jpg
| alt =
| caption = North gate of Musashi-Sakai Station, May 2016
| other_name =
| address = Musashino, Tokyo
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|35|42|08|N|139|32|41|E|display=inline, title|region:JP-13_type:landmark_source:dewiki}}
| operator = {{Plainlist|
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| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{colorbull|DarkOrange}} Chūō Main Line
- 18px Seibu Tamagawa Line
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{{Nihongo|Musashi-Sakai Station|武蔵境駅|Musashi-sakai-eki}} is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Musashino, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway company, Seibu Railway.
Lines
Musashi-Sakai Station is served by the JR East Chūō Main Line, and is also the northern terminus of the short Seibu Tamagawa Line. It is not a major transfer station, and only the slowest services on the Chūō Rapid Line stop at Musashi-Sakai.
JR East
{{Infobox station
| name = {{JRSN|JC|13|size=50}}
Musashi-Sakai Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 武蔵境駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| image = MusashisakaiStation-2012-04-15.jpg
| alt =
| caption = South gate of Musashi-Sakai Station, April 2012
| other_name =
| address = 1-1-2 Sakai, Musashino-shi, Tokyo-to 180–0023
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| line = {{colorbull|DarkOrange}} Chūō Main Line
| distance = 25.7 km from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
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| structure =
| code =
| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1528}}
| opened = 11 April 1889
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 68,907
| pass_year = FY 2019
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East
|line5=Chuo|note-mid5=Rapid|left5=Higashi-Koganei|note-left5={{JRSN|JC|14|size=30}}|right5=Mitaka|note-right5={{JRSN|JC|12|size=30}}}}
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=Station layout=
JR Musashi-Sakai Station has two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
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{{jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Chūō Line (Rapid)|symbol={{JRLS|JC}}|dir=for {{STN|Tachikawa|x}}, {{STN|Hachiōji|x}} and {{STN|Takao|x|Tokyo}}}}
Seibu
{{Infobox station
| name = {{SBSN|SW|01|size=50}}
Musashi-Sakai Station
| native_name = 武蔵境駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type = Seibu station
| image = Musashisakai station Sgate 1605.jpg
| alt =
| caption = South gate of Musashi-Sakai Station, May 2016
| other_name =
| address = 2-1-12 Sakaiminami, Musashino-shi, Tokyo-to 180–0023
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = 18px Seibu Railway
| line = 18px Seibu Tamagawa Line
| distance = 8.0 km from {{STN|Koremasa|x}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| connections =
| structure =
| code = SW01
| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/station/musashi-sakai/}}
| opened = 22 October 1917
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 30,854
| pass_year = FY 2019
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Seibu Railway
|line=Tamagawa|left=Shin-Koganei|note-left={{SBSN|SW|02|size=30}}}}
}}
=Station layout=
The Seibu station has a single elevated dead-headed island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath.
=Platforms=
{{jpf|pfn=3/4|first=4|name=Seibu Tamagawa Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Koremasa|x}}}}
History
The JR station opened on 11 April 1889{{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}}{{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２巻 三鷹駅―八王子エリア |trans-title=Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 2 Mitaka Station – Hachioji Area | publisher = Kodansha | date = May 2010 | location = Japan | page = 41| isbn = 978-4-06-270062-7}} as {{Nihongo|Sakai Station|境駅||}}. The Tamagawa Line began operations on 22 October 1917. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 July 1919. The current station building was completed in 2008.
Surrounding area
The area around Musashi-Sakai has the standard commercial activity common to suburban Tokyo train stations, with branches of the Ito Yokado department store, JR-owned Hotel Mets, and the Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, as well as a shopping street with many restaurants and small shops on the north side. The station has the standard taxi rank and bus stops, servicing bus routes between there and Hibarigaoka Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to the north and Chōfu Station on the Keiō Line to the south.
It is the nearest train station to the International Christian University and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan headquarters. {{STN|Tama|x}} (formerly Tamabochimae), the second stop down on the Seibu Tamagawa Line, serves The American School in Japan, Nogawa Park, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and other institutions.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 68,907 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) making it the 67th busiest JR East station.{{cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 2 August 2020}} In the same fiscal year, the station was the busiest on the Seibu Tamagawa Line and the 33rd busiest on the Seibu network as a whole with an average of 30,854 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 in previous years are as shown below. Note that the JR East figures only consider boarding passengers whereas the Seibu figures consider both entering and exiting passengers.
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Musashi-Sakai Station}}
- [https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/station/musashi-sakai/ Seibu station information] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1528 JR East station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Chuo Line (Rapid)}}
{{Seibu Tamagawa Line}}
{{ja-linecat|East Japan Railway Company}}
Category:Railway stations in Tokyo