Shōmaru Station
Shōmaru Station (正丸駅, Shōmaru-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hannō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. In terms of daily passenger usage, it is the least used station operated by Seibu Railway.
SI33 Shōmaru Station 正丸駅 | |
|---|---|
 Shōmaru station building, August 2009 | |
| Location | 1658 Sakamoto, Hannō-shi, Saitama-ken 357-0218 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35.9385°N 139.1816°E |
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway |
| Line(s) |  Seibu Chichibu Line |
| Distance | 64.1 km from Ikebukuro |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SI33 |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 October 1969 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 194 (Daily) |
| Location | |
  Shōmaru Station Location within Saitama Prefecture  Shōmaru Station Shōmaru Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Shōmaru Station is served by the Seibu Chichibu Line to Seibu-Chichibu and is 6.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Agano.
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Chichibu Line | ||||
| Chichibu limited express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Nishi-Agano | Rapid express | Ashigakubo | ||
| Nishi-Agano | Local | Ashigakubo | ||
History
The station opened on 14 October 1969.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shōmaru Station becoming "SI33".[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 92nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 194 passengers daily, making it the least used of the Seibu network's ninety-two stations[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 319[4] |
| 2010 | 304[4] |
| 2011 | 292[5] |
| 2012 | 287[6] |
| 2013 | 287[6] |
Surrounding area
See also
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. 2021. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- 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 22 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 26 June 2014.
- 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 26 June 2014.
- 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 26 June 2014.
External links
Media related to Shōmaru Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Seibu Railway station information(in Japanese)