Ashigakubo Station
Ashigakubo Station (芦ヶ久保駅, Ashigakubo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Yokoze, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
SI34 Ashigakubo Station 芦ヶ久保駅 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The platforms in August 2009 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1925 Ashigakubo, Yokoze-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama-ken 368-0071 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.9767°N 139.1362°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Chichibu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.4 km from Agano | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | SI34 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 14 October 1969 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 340 (Daily) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  Ashigakubo Station Location within Saitama Prefecture  Ashigakubo Station Ashigakubo Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Ashigakubo Station is served by the Seibu Chichibu Line to Seibu-Chichibu and is 12.4 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 Chichibu Line |
for Hannō Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and 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 Ashigakubo Station becoming "SI34".[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 90th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 340 passengers daily.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 572[4] |
| 2005 | 430[5] |
| 2010 | 326[6] |
| 2015 | 390[7] |
Surrounding area
National Route 299- Ashikagakubo Post Office
- Yokose River
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 24 September 2015. 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.
- 平成13年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [2001 Statistical Yearbook 8 Transportation / Communications (fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- 平成18年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [2006 Statistical Yearbook 8 Transportation / Communications (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. 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. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- 駅別乗降人員 2015（平成27）年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
External links
Media related to Ashigakubo Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Seibu Railway station information(in Japanese)