is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines Kotesashi Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to . Located between and , it is 29.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. All services except Chichibu and Musashi limited express as well as the S-Train services stop at this station.

Station layout The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

Facilities and accessibility Toilet facilities are located on the elevated concourse, inside the ticket barriers. Escalator and lift access is provided to and from both sets of platforms.

History The station opened on 20 November 1970.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kotesashi Station becoming "SI19".

Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was the 43rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,781 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average 2000 44,622 2010 48,668 2011 46,571 2012 47,336 2013 48,338 2014 48,058 2015 48,696

Surrounding area Seibu's Kotesashi Depot is located to the north of the tracks immediately to the west of the station.

South side

Waseda University Tokorozawa Campus Saitama Prefectural Tokorozawa Nishi High SchoolTokorozawa Nishi High School official website Retrieved 10 February 2013. Saitama Prefectural High School of the Arts Tokorozawa Municipal Kitano Junior High School Tokorozawa Municipal Kotesashi Junior High School National Hospital Organization Nishisaitama Chuo National Hospital

North side

Shin-Tokorozawa Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line)

See also List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Kotesashi Station information (Seibu Railway)