Sayamagaoka Station

Sayamagaoka Station
狭山ヶ丘駅

East entrance of the station on a slightly snowy day

Sayamagaoka Station east entrance in January 2016
Location 1-2980 Sayamagaoka, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-1161
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance 31.6 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus stop
Other information
Station code SI20
Website www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/sayamagaoka/index.html
History
Opened 15 April 1915
Previous names
  • Moto-Sayama Station (1915)
  • Mikajimamura Station (1915-1933)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 25,831 daily
Location
Sayamagaoka Station
Location within Japan

Sayamagaoka Station (狭山ヶ丘駅 Sayamagaoka-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Sayamagaoka 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 Kotesashi and Musashi-Fujisawa, it is 31.6 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Service pattern

The following train services stop here:

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks.[2] Stabling tracks lie on the down side of the station, which were formerly used by freight trains.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu
2 ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Chichibu/Musashi limited express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Kotesashi   Express   Musashi-Fujisawa
Kotesashi   Commuter express   Musashi-Fujisawa
Kotesashi   Rapid   Musashi-Fujisawa
Kotesashi   Commuter semi express   Musashi-Fujisawa
Kotesashi   Semi express   Musashi-Fujisawa
Kotesashi   Local   Musashi-Fujisawa

History

The station opened on 15 April 1915, initially named Moto-Sayama Station (元狭山駅).[1] This was renamed Mikajimamura Station (三ヶ島村駅) in August of the same year.[1] The station was renamed Sayamagaoka from 1 March 1933.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Sayamagaoka Station becoming "SI20".[3]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 25,831 passengers daily, making it the 41st busiest on the Seibu network.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 31,703[1]
2009 28,092[6]
2010 26,835[6]
2011 25,997[7]
2012 26,023[8]
2013 26,238[8]
2014 25,665[9]
2015 25,831[5]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. 1 2 Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 18–72. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  3. ↑ 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (pdf). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ↑ 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. 1 2 駅別乗降人員　2015（平成27）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 駅別乗降人員　2010（平成22）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  7. ↑ 駅別乗降人員　2011（平成23）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  8. 1 2 駅別乗降人員　2013（平成25）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  9. ↑ 駅別乗降人員　2014（平成26）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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Coordinates: 35°48′37″N 139°25′00″E / 35.8102°N 139.4168°E / 35.8102; 139.4168

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