Shimo-Yamaguchi Station (下山口駅, Shimo-Yamaguchi eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
SI40 Shimo-Yamaguchi Station 下山口駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shimo-Yamaguchi Station entrance, March 2016 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1254-3 Yamaguchi, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-1145 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°46′46″N 139°26′28″E / 35.7794°N 139.4411°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Sayama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 29.0 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SI40 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 May 1929 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 10 October 1954 to 4 June 1976 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 8,012 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editShimo-Yamaguchi Station is served by the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line from Nishi-Tokorozawa to Seibukyūjō-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
editThe station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | Seibu Sayama Line
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for Seibukyūjō-mae |
| 2 | Seibu Sayama Line
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for Nishi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa, and Ikebukuro |
History
editThe 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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was the 72nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 8,012 passengers daily.[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 9,804[1] |
| 2009 | 8,902[5] |
| 2010 | 8,668[5] |
| 2011 | 8,632[6] |
| 2012 | 8,517[7] |
| 2013 | 8,423[7] |
Surrounding area
edit- Tokorozawa Yamaguchi Junior High School[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ 所沢市立山口中学校-アクセス [Tokorozawa Municipal Yamaguchi Junior High School-Access] (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
External links
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Media related to Shimo-Yamaguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shimo-Yamaguchi Station information (Seibu) (in Japanese)
- Shimo-Yamaguchi Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)