Sayamashi Station

Railway station in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

35°51′25″N 139°24′47″E / 35.8569°N 139.4131°E / 35.8569; 139.4131Operated by Seibu RailwayLine(s)SI Seibu Shinjuku LineDistance38.6 km from Seibu-ShinjukuPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeSS26WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened21 March 1895PassengersFY201941,050 daily Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Hon-Kawagoe
SS29
Terminus
 Koedo Tokorozawa
SS22
towards Seibu-Shinjuku
Shin-Sayama
SS27
towards Hon-Kawagoe
 Shinjuku Line
Rapid Express
 Iriso
One-way operation
Hon-Kawagoe
One-way operation
 Shinjuku Line
Commuter Express
 Shin-Tokorozawa
SS24
towards Seibu-Shinjuku
Shin-Sayama
SS27
towards Hon-Kawagoe
 Shinjuku Line
Express
Semi Express
Local
 Iriso
SS25
towards Seibu-Shinjuku
Location
Sayamashi Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Sayamashi Station
Sayamashi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture

Sayamashi Station (狭山市駅, Sayamashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sayama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]

Lines

Sayamashi Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line between Seibu-Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, and is located 38.6 km from the terminus at Seibu-Shinjuku.[2] All services (Koedo, Commuter Express, Express, Semi Express, and Local) stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks,[1] with an elevated station building located above the platforms.

  • East entrance, July 2022
    East entrance, July 2022
  • Ticket barriers, July 2022
    Ticket barriers, July 2022


Platforms

1  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Hon-Kawagoe
2  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tokorozawa, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku
  • Platforms, July 2022
    Platforms, July 2022

History

The station opened on 21 March 1895.[2] Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Sayamashi Station becoming "SS26".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 23rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 41,050 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 52,551[5]
2005 46,263[6]
2010 41,717[7]
2015 40,592[8]

Surrounding area

  • Sayama City Office
  • Sayama Central Library
  • Sayama Technical High School

References

  1. ^ a b 各駅のご案内: 狭山市駅 [Station Information: Sayamashi Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. ^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ^ 平成13年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. ^ 平成18年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ^ 平成23年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. ^ 平成28年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

External links

Media related to Sayamashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Sayamashi Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)