Shimo-Yamaguchi Station

Shimo-Yamaguchi Station (下山口駅, Shimo-Yamaguchi eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Sayama Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SI40
Shimo-Yamaguchi Station

下山口駅
Shimo-Yamaguchi Station entrance, March 2016
Location1254-3 Yamaguchi, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken
（埼玉県所沢市山口1254-3）
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Sayama Line
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
Station codeSI40
History
Opened1976
Passengers
FY20148,203 daily

Lines

Shimo-Yamaguchi Station is served by the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line from Nishi-Tokorozawa to Seibu-Kyūjō-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
View of the platforms, March 2016

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.[2]

Platforms
1 ■ Seibu Sayama Line for Seibu-Kyūjō-mae
2 ■ Seibu Sayama Line for Nishi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa, and Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Seibu Sayama Line
Nishi-Tokorozawa   Express   Seibu-Kyūjō-mae
Nishi-Tokorozawa   Rapid   Seibu-Kyūjō-mae
Nishi-Tokorozawa   Commuter semi express   Seibu-Kyūjō-mae
Nishi-Tokorozawa   Semi express   Seibu-Kyūjō-mae
Nishi-Tokorozawa   Local   Seibu-Kyūjō-mae

History

The 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

In fiscal 2014, the station was the 70th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 8,203 passengers daily.[4]

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

Fiscal yearDaily average
20009,804[1]
20098,902[5]
20108,668[5]
20118,632[6]
20128,517[7]
20138,423[7]

Surrounding area
  • Tokorozawa Yamaguchi Junior High School[8]

References
  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.
  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. 11/77. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  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.
  4. 駅別乗降人員　2014（平成25）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  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.
  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.
  7. 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.
  8. Yamaguchi Junior High School website Retrieved 9 February 2013. (in Japanese)

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