Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station

SI41 SY03
Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station
SI41 SY03; Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station; 西武球場前駅
	Station entrance, June 2011
Location	2090-3 Kamiyamaguchi, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken; （埼玉県所沢市上山口2090-3）; Japan
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Sayama Line; Seibu Yamaguchi Line;
Platforms	4 bay platforms
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Station code	SI41, SY03
History
Opened	1929
Previous names	Sayamako Station (1951-1979); closed (1944-1951); Murayama Station (1941-1944); Murayama Chosuichi-giwa Station (1933-1941); Murayama-koen Station (1929-1933);
Passengers
FY2014	10,669 daily

Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station (西武球場前駅, Seibu-Kyūjō-mae eki) is a railway station in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. It is located in front of the Seibu Dome, the home field of the Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team owned by Seibu Railway.

Lines

Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station is the terminus of the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line from Nishi-Tokorozawa.[1] Some through services operate to and from Ikebukuro via the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. It is also the terminus of the 2.8 km Seibu Yamaguchi Line "Leo Liner" people mover which runs from Seibu-Yūenchi.

Station layout

The Sayama Line platforms, May 2005

The station consists of a three ground-level terminating platforms serving six tracks for the Sayama Line, and two more platforms for the Yamaguchi Line.[2] Platforms 3 to 6 are normally used only for additional services.[2]

Platforms

1-6	■ Seibu Sayama Line	for Nishi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa, and Ikebukuro
7-8	■ Seibu Yamaguchi Line	for Seibu-Yūenchi

Adjacent stations

←	Service		→
Seibu Sayama Line
Shimo-Yamaguchi	Express		Terminus
Shimo-Yamaguchi	Rapid		Terminus
Shimo-Yamaguchi	Commuter semi express		Terminus
Shimo-Yamaguchi	Semi express		Terminus
Shimo-Yamaguchi	Local		Terminus
Seibu Yamaguchi Line
Yūenchi-Nishi	-	Terminus

History

The station opened on 1 May 1929, as Murayama-koen Station (村山公園駅).[1] This was renamed Murayama Chosuichi-giwa Station (村山貯水池際駅) on 1 March 1933, and Murayama Station (村山駅) on 1 April 1941.[1] Service was suspended from 28 February 1944, and the station reopened on 7 October 1951 as Sayamako Station (狭山湖駅).[1] It was renamed Seibu-Kyūjō-mae on 25 March 1979, following the opening of the Seibu baseball stadium nearby.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station becoming "SI41" on the Seibu Sayama Line and "SY03" on the Seibu Yamaguchi Line.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 10,669 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for the station in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	8,500[1]
2009	8,565[5]
2010	8,723[5]
2011	9,356[6]

Surrounding area

Seibu Dome baseball stadium

Seibu Dome
Sayama Ski Slope
Murayama Reservoir

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. 12/77. 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　2014（平成26）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 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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.

External links

Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station information (Seibu) (in Japanese)

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[terada2002-1] 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.

[kawashima2011_Vol.11-2] 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. 12/77. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.

[seibu20120223-3] 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.

[stats2014-4] 駅別乗降人員　2014（平成26）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 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[stats2010-5] 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.

[stats2011-6] 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.