Shimo-Yamaguchi Station

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Shimo-Yamaguchi Station
下山口駅
File:Shimo-Yamaguchi Sta. 20160322.jpg
Shimo-Yamaguchi Station entrance, March 2016
Location 1254-3 Yamaguchi, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken
(埼玉県所沢市山口1254-3)
Japan
Operated by SeibuRailway mark.svg Seibu Railway
Line(s) SeibuIkebukuro.svg Seibu Sayama Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Other information
Station code SI40
History
Opened 1976
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 8,203 daily

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.

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

File:Shimo-Yamagchi Sta.-platform 20160322.jpg
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 year Daily average
2000 9,804[1]
2009 8,902[5]
2010 8,668[5]
2011 8,632[6]
2012 8,517[7]
2013 8,423[7]

Surrounding area

References

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External links

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