Shōmaru Station

SI33
Shōmaru Station

正丸駅
Shōmaru station building, August 2009
General information
Location1658 Sakamoto, Hannō-shi, Saitama-ken 357-0218
Japan
Coordinates35°56′19″N 139°10′54″E / 35.9385°N 139.1816°E / 35.9385; 139.1816
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s)SI Seibu Chichibu Line
Distance64.1 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
Station codeSI33
History
Opened14 October 1969
Passengers
FY2019194 (Daily)
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Ashigakubo
SI34
towards Seibu-Chichibu
 Chichibu Line Nishi-Agano
SI32
towards Agano
Location
Shōmaru Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Shōmaru Station
Shōmaru Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Shōmaru Station is located in Japan
Shōmaru Station
Shōmaru Station
Shōmaru Station (Japan)

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.

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.

Platforms

1  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō
Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Ikebukuro
2  Seibu Chichibu Line for Yokoze and Seibu-Chichibu

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, Shōmaru Station was the 92nd busiest station on the Seibu network with an average of 194 passengers daily, making it the least used station on the network.[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

  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. 2021. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.

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