Sayamagaoka Station
{{short description|Railway station in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{SBSN|SI|20|size=50}}
Sayamagaoka Station
| native_name = 狭山ヶ丘駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Sayamagaoka Station platform 20160917.jpg
| alt = The platforms in September 2016
| caption = The platforms in September 2016
| other_name =
| address = 1-2980 Sayamagaoka, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-1161
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35.8102|N|139.4168|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title|format=dms}}
| operator = 18px Seibu Railway
| line = 18px Seibu Ikebukuro Line
| distance = 31.6 km from {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| connections = Bus stop
| structure =
| code = SI20
| website = {{Official|1=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/ekimap/sayamagaoka/}}
| opened = 15 April 1915
| rebuilt =
| closed =
| former = {{Plainlist|
- Moto-Sayama Station (1915)
- Mikajimamura Station (1915-1933)
}}
| passengers = 25,107 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Sayamagaoka Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Seibu Railway
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|line8=Ikebukuro|left8=Musashi-Fujisawa|note-mid8={{SLL|Commuter Express|c=Gold|t=#000}}|oneway-left8=yes|right8=Kotesashi|note-right8={{SBSN|SI|19|size=30}}
|line9=Ikebukuro|left9=Musashi-Fujisawa|note-left9={{SBSN|SI|21|size=25}}|note-mid9={{SLL|Rapid|c=SkyBlue|t=#000}}{{SLL|Semi Express|c=MediumAquamarine|t=#000}}|type9=Rapid|right9=Kotesashi|note-right9={{SBSN|SI|19|size=30}}
|line12=Ikebukuro|left12=Musashi-Fujisawa|note-left12={{SBSN|SI|21|size=30}}|note-mid12={{SLL|Local|c=DarkGray|t=#000}}|right12=Kotesashi|note-right12={{SBSN|SI|19|size=30}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo|Sayamagaoka Station|狭山ヶ丘駅|Sayamagaoka-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Sayamagaoka Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}} in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}} and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to {{STN|Shibuya|x}} and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}}. Located between {{STN|Kotesashi|x}} and {{STN|Musashi-Fujisawa|x}}, it is 31.6 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 201| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}
Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks.{{cite book | last = Kawashima| first = Ryozo |script-title=ja: 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 |trans-title=Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo | publisher = Kodansha | date = February 2011 | location = Japan | pages = 18–72| isbn = 978-4-06-270071-9}} Stabling tracks lie on the down side of the station, which were formerly used by freight trains.
=Platforms=
{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Seibu Ikebukuro Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Hannō|x}} and {{STN|Seibu-Chichibu|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Seibu Ikebukuro Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Tokorozawa|x}}, {{STN|Nerima|x}}, and {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}
18px Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}}
18px Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for {{STN|Shibuya|x}}
18px Tokyu Toyoko Line for {{STN|Yokohama|x}}
18px Minatomirai Line for {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}}}}
File:Sayamagaoka Station west entrance jan22 2016.jpg|The west entrance in January 2016
File:Sayamagaoka Station ticket gates jan22 2016.jpg|The ticket barriers in January 2016
History
The station opened on 15 April 1915, initially named {{Nihongo|Moto-Sayama Station|元狭山駅}}. This was renamed {{Nihongo|Mikajimamura Station|三ヶ島村駅}} in August of the same year. The station was renamed Sayamagaoka from 1 March 1933.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Sayamagaoka Station becoming "SI20".{{cite web|url= http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|script-title= ja:西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します|trans-title= Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations|date= 23 February 2012|work= News Release|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101130/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|archivedate= 2015-09-24|accessdate= 10 February 2013|url-status= dead}}
Through-running to and from {{STN|Yokohama|x}} and {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}} via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.{{cite web |url= http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDD150S6_V10C13A3TJ2000/|script-title=ja:東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート |trans-title=Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March|date= 15 March 2013|work= Nikkei.com|publisher= Nikkei Inc. |location=Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 2 April 2013}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 20th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 25,107 passengers daily.{{cite web|url=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/eigyo/transfer/2019joukou.pdf|script-title=ja:駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均|trans-title=Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=6 January 2021}} The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|463}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/ekimap/sayamagaoka/ Seibu station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Seibu Ikebukuro Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture