Sashiōgi Station

Sashiōgi Station
指扇駅
Station building and entrance, January 2009
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Saitama
Ward Nishi
Neighborhood etc. Hōrai
(in Japanese) 埼玉県さいたま市西区宝来
History
Year opened 1940
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Kawagoe Line
Statistics 11,703 passengers/day ((FY2010)

Sashiōgi Station (指扇駅 Sashiōgi-eki?) is a railway station in Nishi-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Contents

Lines

The station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya, and is located 7.7 km from Ōmiya.[1] Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyō Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.[2]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.[1]

Platforms

1 ■Kawagoe Line for Minami-Furuya and Kawagoe
2 ■Kawagoe Line for Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, and Shinjuku, Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kawagoe Line
Minami-Furuya - Nishi-Ōmiya

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940.[3] The line was electrified on 30 September 1985, from which date through-running began to and from the Saikyō Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 11,703 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ^ a b 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. p. 25/43. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9. 
  2. ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
  3. ^ "Sashiōgi Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=746. Retrieved 25 December 2010. 
  4. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)]" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_01.html. Retrieved 29 December 2011. 

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sashi%C5%8Dgi_Station Sashiōgi Station] at Wikimedia Commons
Stations of the Kawagoe Line