Irumashi Station
Irumashi Station 入間市駅 | |
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|---|---|
| North exit, March 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Iruma |
| Neighborhood etc. | 2-1 Kawaramachi |
| Postal code | 358-0008 |
| (in Japanese) | 埼玉県入間市河原町2-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1915 |
| Former name | Toyooka-machi Station |
| Present name since | 1967 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | SI23 |
| Operator(s) | Seibu Railway |
| Line(s) | Seibu Ikebukuro Line |
| Statistics | 35,881 passengers/day (FY2013) |
 Medium bus terminal at this station | |
Irumashi Station (入間市駅 Irumashi-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Irumashi 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 Inariyama-kōen and Bushi, it is 36.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]
Service pattern
All train services stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level side platform and two island platforms, serving a total of four tracks.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu (Limited express services) |
| 2/3 | ■Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Hannō |
| 4 | ■Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for ShibuyaTokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
| 5 | ■Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa and Ikebukuro (Limited express services |
Platform 2 is not normally used.[2]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Ikebukuro Line | ||||
| Tokorozawa | Chichibu/Musashi limited express | Hannō | ||
| Kotesashi | Rapid express | Hannō | ||
| Inariyama-kōen | Express | Bushi | ||
| Inariyama-kōen | Commuter express | Bushi | ||
| Inariyama-kōen | Rapid | Bushi | ||
| Inariyama-kōen | Commuter semi express | Bushi | ||
| Inariyama-kōen | Semi express | Bushi | ||
| Inariyama-kōen | Local | Bushi | ||
History
The station opened on 15 April 1915 as Toyooka-machi Station (豊岡町駅).[1] It was renamed Irumashi on 1 April 1967.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Irumashi Station becoming "SI23".[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 2013, the station was the 26th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 35,881 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 35,092[1] |
| 2009 | 36,331[6] |
| 2010 | 35,706[7] |
| 2011 | 34,580[8] |
| 2012 | 35,241[5] |
| 2013 | 35,881[5] |
Surrounding area
- Sayama Inariyama Park
- Iruma City Office
- Sainomori Iruma Park
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. 19–73. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- ↑ 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 22 February 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irumashi Station. |
- Irumashi Station information (Seibu Railway) (Japanese)
- Irumashi Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°50′35″N 139°23′25″E / 35.8431°N 139.3902°E