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based in Tokorozawa
Tokorozawa, Saitama
is a city in Saitama, Japan. It is located in the central part of the Musashino plain, about 30 km west of downtown Tokyo. Tokorozawa can be considered part of the greater Tokyo area; its proximity to the latter and lower housing costs make it a popular bedroom community.-Location:Tokorozawa...
, Japan
Japan
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, with principal business areas in railways
Rail transport
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, tourism
Tourism
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and real estate
Real estate
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. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
and Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
; the name "Seibu" is an abbreviation of "west Musashi
Musashi Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama...
," referring to the historic name for this area. However it and its holding company hold shares of numerous bus, hotel and tourism operations nationwide.
History
The original Seibu Railway was founded in 1894 and began service on the Kawagoe Railway line between Kokubunji and Kawagoe that December. In the following years, Seibu built and operated a number of other lines based around Shinjuku. In 1943, the company merged into the Musashino Railway company, which had been operating an Ikebukuro - Hanno line since 1915. Musashino Railway renamed itself to Seibu Railway following the merger. The former Seibu network based around Shinjuku and the former Musashino network based around Ikebukuro remain operationally separated today.On December 21, 2005, Seibu Railway shareholders voted to remove control of the railroad from Kokudo Corporation and Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is a Japanese businessman. During the Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s, Tsutsumi was the wealthiest person in the world for a brief period due to his extensive real estate investments through the Seibu Corporation, which he controlled...
who received prison sentences in October for insider trading
Insider trading
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. The reorganization, completed in February 2006, created Seibu Holdings, Inc., to act as a holding company for both the railway and Prince Hotels
Prince Hotels
The is the name of a hotel chain company headquartered in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Seibu Holdings, Inc. Together with Seibu Railway, Prince Hotels is the core company of Seibu Group.-Overview:...
. The largest shareholder is United States
United States
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-based Cerberus Group
Cerberus Capital Management
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with a 29.9% share of the new company.
Railway operations
Tokorozawa Station
is a railway station in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan operated by Seibu Railway.-Lines:Tokorozawa Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō, and by the Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu Shinjuku to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama....
is the crossing point of Ikebukuro Line
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
The is a commuter railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally terminates at Agano Station.The Seibu Chichibu...
and Shinjuku Line.
Seibu Railway is well known for its bright yellow colored trains. However, more recent trains have a blue colored line on unpainted stainless steel or aluminium bodies.
Ikebukuro Line Group
The Ikebukuro Line group includes the Ikebukuro Line and its branches.- Ikebukuro LineSeibu Ikebukuro LineThe is a commuter railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally terminates at Agano Station.The Seibu Chichibu...
(池袋線): Ikebukuro StationIkebukuro Stationis a railway station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.71 million passengers on an average daily in 2007, it is the second-busiest train station in the world , and the busiest station in the Tobu, Seibu and Tokyo Metro networks. It primarily serves commuters from...
—Tokorozawa StationTokorozawa Stationis a railway station in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan operated by Seibu Railway.-Lines:Tokorozawa Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō, and by the Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu Shinjuku to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama....
—Hannō StationHanno Stationis a railway station in Hannō, Saitama, Japan. This station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. Hannō is the 26th station leaving from Ikebukuro Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.-Adjacent stations:...
—Agano StationAgano Stationis a railway station in Hannō, Saitama, Japan. Agano is the 31st station and also terminus station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. Although the Ikebukuro Line ends at Agano, it does continue all the way to Seibu-Chichibu Station as the Seibu Chichibu Line....
(57.8 km)- offers direct "through-service" to Shin-Kiba StationShin-Kiba Stationis a railway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:Shin-Kiba Station is served by the following lines:* Keiyō Line * Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line * Rinkai Line -JR East platforms:-Tokyo Metro platforms:...
on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō LineTokyo Metro Yurakucho LineThe is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" , and its stations are given numbers using the letter Y.The proper name as...
and Shibuya StationShibuya Stationis a train station located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest commuter rail station in Japan handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the center city and suburbs to the south and west.-JR East:*Saikyō Line /...
on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line via the Seibu Yūrakuchō LineSeibu Yurakucho Lineis a commuter subway line of the Seibu Railway, a major private railroad in Japan. This line connects the Nerima Station and Kotake-Mukaihara Station in Nerima, Tokyo.-Line Data:* Length: 2.6 km* Track gauge: 1,067 mm...
- offers direct "through-service" to Shin-Kiba Station
- Seibu Chichibu LineSeibu Chichibu LineThe is a railway line in Saitama, Japan. It is an extension of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, and connects Agano Station and Seibu-Chichibu Station. It is managed by Seibu Railway.-History:...
(西武秩父線): Agano Station—Seibu Chichibu Station (19.0 km) - Seibu Yūrakuchō LineSeibu Yurakucho Lineis a commuter subway line of the Seibu Railway, a major private railroad in Japan. This line connects the Nerima Station and Kotake-Mukaihara Station in Nerima, Tokyo.-Line Data:* Length: 2.6 km* Track gauge: 1,067 mm...
(西武有楽町線): Nerima StationNerima Stationis a train and subway station in Tokyo's Nerima-ku. It is served by the Ikebukuro Line, Yūrakuchō Line, and Toshima Line of the Seibu Railway and the Toei Ōedo subway line.The station opened in 1915, and began subway operations in 1991.-Layout:...
—Kotake Mukaihara Station (2.6 km)- connects the Ikebukuro LineSeibu Ikebukuro LineThe is a commuter railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally terminates at Agano Station.The Seibu Chichibu...
and the Tokyo MetroTokyo Metrois one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...
system
- connects the Ikebukuro Line
- Toshima LineSeibu Toshima Lineis a commuter railway line of the Seibu Railway, a major private railroad in Japan. This line connects the Nerima Station and Toshimaen Station in Nerima, Tokyo.-Line Data:* Length: 1.0 km* Track gauge: 1,067 mm* Number of stations: 2...
(豊島線): Nerima Station—Toshimaen StationToshimaen Stationis the a railway station in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. This station is served by the Seibu Toshima Line and the Toei Ōedo Line. The station number is E-36 for the Toei Ōedo Line...
(1.0 km) - Sayama LineSeibu Sayama Lineis a commuter railway line of the Seibu Railway, a major private railroad in Japan. This line connects the Nishi-Tokorozawa Station and Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station in Tokorozawa, Saitama.-Stations:* Nishi-Tokorozawa* Shimo-Yamaguchi* Seibu-Kyūjō-mae...
(狭山線): Nishi-Tokorozawa StationNishi-Tokorozawa Stationis a railway station in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. This station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and its branch, the Sayama Line. Nishi-Tokorozawa is the 18th station leaving from Ikebukuro Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line....
—Seibu-Kyūjō-mae StationSeibu-Kyujo-mae Stationis a railway station on the Seibu Sayama Line and the Seibu Yamaguchi Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.The station is located in front of the Seibu Dome, the home field of the Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team owned by Seibu Railway.-Lines:*Seibu Railway...
(4.2 km)
Shinjuku Line Group
The Shinjuku Line group includes the Shinjuku Line and its branches, as well as the Tamagawa Line, which is not a branch of the Shinjuku Line but had been owned by the Shinjuku Line's operator before its merger with the Ikebukuro Line operator.- Shinjuku Line (新宿線): Seibu Shinjuku StationSeibu Shinjuku Stationthumb|Platforms is a train station of the Seibu Railway Company located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:The station is served by the following line:*Seibu Railway Company**Shinjuku Line -Surrounding area:...
–Tokorozawa Station–Hon-Kawagoe StationHon-Kawagoe Stationis a Seibu Railway station located in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. The station is the terminal of the Seibu Shinjuku Line, which links Tokyo and Kawagoe. This is one of three main stations of the city; the other two are Kawagoe Station and Kawagoeshi Station....
(47.5 km) - Seibu-en LineSeibu Seibu-en Lineis a commuter railway line of the Seibu Railway, a major private railroad in Japan. This line connects the Higashi-Murayama Station and Seibuen Station in Higashimurayama, Tokyo.-Line Data:* Length: 2.4 km* Track gauge: 1,067 mm...
(西武園線): Higashi-Murayama StationHigashi-Murayama Stationis a train station operated by Seibu Railway located in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:The station is served by the Shinjuku Line, the Kokubunji Line, and the Seibu-en Line. All trains except Limited express services stop at Higashi-Murayama....
—Seibu-en Station (2.4 km) - Haijima Line (拝島線): Kodaira StationKodaira Stationis a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line and its branch, the Haijima Line, in the city of Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.-Platforms:The station has two island platforms facing four tracks....
—Haijima StationHaijima Stationis a railway station in Akishima, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company and Seibu Railway.-Lines:Haijima is a major stop on the Ōme Line between and , with through services operating to and from via the Chūō Line...
(14.3 km) - Tamako Line (多摩湖線): Kokubunji StationKokubunji Stationis a railway station on the Chūō Line in Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company and Seibu Railway Company. It has six platforms...
—Hagiyama StationHagiyama Stationis a railway station in the city of Higashimurayama in Tokyo, Japan. It functions as an interchange between the Seibu Haijima Line, the Seibu Tamako Line, and the Seibu Shinjuku Lines.- History :...
—Seibu Yuenchi Station (9.2 km) - Kokubunji Line (国分寺線): Higashi-Murayama StationHigashi-Murayama Stationis a train station operated by Seibu Railway located in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:The station is served by the Shinjuku Line, the Kokubunji Line, and the Seibu-en Line. All trains except Limited express services stop at Higashi-Murayama....
—Ogawa StationOgawa Station (Tokyo)is a railway station in Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan. This station is served by the Seibu Kokubunji Line as well as the Seibu Haijima Line.-Lines:*Seibu Railway**Kokubunji Line**Haijima Line-Adjacent stations:...
—Kokubunji StationKokubunji Stationis a railway station on the Chūō Line in Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company and Seibu Railway Company. It has six platforms...
(7.8 km) - Ahina Line (安比奈線): Minami-Ōtsuka StationMinami-Ōtsuka Stationis a train station in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
—Ahina Station (3.2 km: Freight line, not presently operating) - Tamagawa LineSeibu Tamagawa LineThe Tamagawa Line, or , part of the Seibu Railway system, is an 8.0 km railway line in the western suburbs of Tokyo. The line runs from Musashi-Sakai Station on the Chūō Main Line to Koremasa Station along the Tama River. The line has only six stations and is not connected to any other part of...
(多摩川線): Musashi-Sakai StationMusashi-Sakai StationMusashi-sakai Station is located in Musashino City, part of western Tokyo, west of Shinjuku. It is served by the JR East Chūō Line, and is also the northern terminus of the short Seibu Tamagawa Line. It is not a major transfer station, and only local trains on the Chūō Line stop at Musashi-sakai...
—Koremasa StationKoremasa Stationis a train station in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
(8.0 km)
People mover
- Yamaguchi LineSeibu Yamaguchi LineThe of Seibu Railway is a manually operated people mover that runs between in Higashimurayama, Tokyo and Seibu-Kyūjōmae Station in Tokorozawa, Saitama in Japan. The line has an official nickname Leo Liner, after 'Leo', the hero of Kimba the White Lion, who is also the mascot of Seibu Lions...
(山口線): Seibu Yuenchi Station—Seibu-Kyūjō-mae StationSeibu-Kyujo-mae Stationis a railway station on the Seibu Sayama Line and the Seibu Yamaguchi Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.The station is located in front of the Seibu Dome, the home field of the Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team owned by Seibu Railway.-Lines:*Seibu Railway...
(2.8 km)
Fares
Single fare (Adult)| km | Fare (JPY) |
|---|---|
| 1–4 | 140 |
| 5–8 | 170 |
| 9–12 | 200 |
| 13–16 | 230 |
| 17–20 | 260 |
| 21–24 | 290 |
| 25–28 | 330 |
| 29–32 | 360 |
| 33–36 | 390 |
| 37–40 | 420 |
| 41–44 | 450 |
| 45–48 | 480 |
| 49–52 | 510 |
| 53–56 | 540 |
| 57–60 | 580 |
| 61–64 | 610 |
| 65–68 | 650 |
| 69–72 | 680 |
| 73–76 | 720 |
| 77–81 | 750 |
Affiliated companies
- Prince HotelsPrince HotelsThe is the name of a hotel chain company headquartered in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Seibu Holdings, Inc. Together with Seibu Railway, Prince Hotels is the core company of Seibu Group.-Overview:...
- Seibu Construction
- Seibu Bus
- Saitama Seibu Lions (baseball team)
- Seibu Real Estate
- Seibu Trading