Shimo-Yamaguchi Station
Shimo-Yamaguchi Station 下山口駅 | |
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| Station entrance, July 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Tokorozawa |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1254-3 Yamaguchi |
| Postal code | 359-1145 |
| (in Japanese) | 埼玉県所沢市山口1254-3 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1976 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | SI40 |
| Operator(s) | Seibu Railway |
| Line(s) | Seibu Sayama Line |
| Statistics | 8,423 passengers/day (FY2013) |
Shimo-Yamaguchi Station (下山口駅 Shimo-Yamaguchi eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Sayama Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Shimo-Yamaguchi Station is served by the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line from Nishi-Tokorozawa to Seibu-Kyūjō-mae, and is located 1.8 km from the starting point of the Sayama Line at Nishi-Tokorozawa.[1] Some through services operate to and from Ikebukuro via the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.
Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■Seibu Sayama Line | for Seibu-Kyūjō-mae |
| 2 | ■Seibu Sayama Line | for Nishi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa, and Ikebukuro |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Sayama Line | ||||
| Nishi-Tokorozawa | Express | Seibu-Kyūjō-mae | ||
| Nishi-Tokorozawa | Rapid | Seibu-Kyūjō-mae | ||
| Nishi-Tokorozawa | Commuter semi express | Seibu-Kyūjō-mae | ||
| Nishi-Tokorozawa | Semi express | Seibu-Kyūjō-mae | ||
| Nishi-Tokorozawa | Local | Seibu-Kyūjō-mae | ||
History
The station opened on 1 May 1929.[1] It closed on 10 October 1954, but reopened on 4 June 1976.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shimo-Yamaguchi Station becoming "SI40".[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was the 70th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 8,423 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for the station in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,804[1] |
| 2009 | 8,902[5] |
| 2010 | 8,668[5] |
| 2011 | 8,632[6] |
| 2012 | 8,517[4] |
| 2013 | 8,423[4] |
Surrounding area
- Tokorozawa Yamaguchi Junior High School [7]
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. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ↑ 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. 11/77. 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 10 February 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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 16 July 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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 9 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 9 February 2013.
- ↑ Yamaguchi Junior High School website Retrieved 9 February 2013. (Japanese)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shimo-Yamaguchi Station. |
- Shimo-Yamaguchi Station information (Seibu) (Japanese)
- Shimo-Yamaguchi Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°46′46″N 139°26′28″E / 35.7794°N 139.4411°E