Motokaji Station (元加治駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Motokaji Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Bushi and Hannō, it is 41.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station building and entrance is situated on the north side and is connected to the platform by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 3 April 1926. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Motokaji Station becoming "SI25". Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the least used station on the Ikebukuro-Hannō section of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line (76th out of 92 on the Seibu network as a whole) with an average of 7,035 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area