Sayamashi Station

SS26 Sayamashi Station 狭山市駅
Sayamashi Station, west side, May 2012
General information
Location	1-1-1 Irumagawa, Sayama-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1305 Japan
Coordinates	35°51′25″N 139°24′47″E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Shinjuku Line
Distance	38.6 km from Seibu-Shinjuku
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	SS26
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 March 1895
Passengers
FY2019	41,050 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Hon-Kawagoe SS29 Terminus Koedo Tokorozawa SS22 towards Seibu-Shinjuku Shin-Sayama SS27 towards Hon-Kawagoe Shinjuku Line Rapid Express Iriso One-way operation Hon-Kawagoe One-way operation Shinjuku Line Commuter Express Shin-Tokorozawa SS24 towards Seibu-Shinjuku Shin-Sayama SS27 towards Hon-Kawagoe Shinjuku Line Express Semi Express Local Iriso SS25 towards Seibu-Shinjuku
Location Sayamashi Station Location within Saitama Prefecture

Sayamashi Station (狭山市駅, Sayamashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sayama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]

Lines

Sayamashi Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line between Seibu-Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, and is located 38.6 km from the terminus at Seibu-Shinjuku.[2] All services (Koedo, Commuter Express, Express, Semi Express, and Local) stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks,[1] with an elevated station building located above the platforms.

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  East entrance, July 2022
• 
  Ticket barriers, July 2022

Platforms

1	Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Hon-Kawagoe
2	Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Tokorozawa, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku

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  Platforms, July 2022

History

The station opened on 21 March 1895.[2] Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Sayamashi Station becoming "SS26".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 23rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 41,050 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	52,551[5]
2005	46,263[6]
2010	41,717[7]
2015	40,592[8]

Surrounding area

• Sayama City Office
• Sayama Central Library
• Sayama Technical High School

References

1. 各駅のご案内: 狭山市駅 [Station Information: Sayamashi Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
2. 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.
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 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
4. 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.
5. 平成13年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
6. 平成18年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
7. 平成23年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
8. 平成28年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

External links

Media related to Sayamashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Sayamashi Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)