Shimo-Yamaguchi Station
Lines
Shimo-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. 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, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
| 1 |  Seibu Sayama Line
|
for Seibukyūjō-mae |
| 2 | Seibu Sayama Line
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for Nishi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa, and Ikebukuro |
History
The station opened on 1 May 1929. It closed on 10 October 1954, but reopened on 4 June 1976.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shimo-Yamaguchi Station becoming "SI40".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 72nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 8,012 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,804 |
| 2009 | 8,902 |
| 2010 | 8,668 |
| 2011 | 8,632 |
| 2012 | 8,517 |
| 2013 | 8,423 |
Surrounding area
- Tokorozawa Yamaguchi Junior High School
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
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)