Ashigakubo Station Explained


Ashigakubo Station
Native Name:芦ヶ久保駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1925 Ashigakubo, Yokoze-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama-ken 368-0071
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.9767°N 139.1362°W
Operator: Seibu Railway
Line: Seibu Chichibu Line
Distance:12.4 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Code:SI34
Opened:14 October 1969
Passengers:340 (Daily)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ashigakubo Station

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Yokoze, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Ashigakubo Station is served by the Seibu Chichibu Line to and is 12.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage.

Platforms

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
2000572[4]
2005430[5]
2010 326[6]
2015 390[7]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 2021. 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf. ja: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. 23 February 2012. News Release. Seibu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 22 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101130/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf. 24 September 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/eigyo/transfer/2019joukou.pdf. ja:駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均. Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019). Japanese. Japan. Seibu Railway. 6 January 2021.
  4. Web site: https://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/a0206/a310/911-20100105-832.html. ja:平成13年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信. 2001 Statistical Yearbook 8 Transportation / Communications (fiscal 2000). Japanese. Japan. Saitama Prefecture. 6 January 2021.
  5. Web site: http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/a0206/a310/911-20100107-934.html. ja:平成18年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信. 2006 Statistical Yearbook 8 Transportation / Communications (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Saitama Prefecture. 6 January 2021.
  6. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2010joukou.pdf . ja:駅別乗降人員 2010(平成22)年度 1日平均 . Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010) . Japanese . Japan . Seibu Railway . 2011 . 26 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110626044558/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2010joukou.pdf . 26 June 2011 .
  7. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2016/06/06/2015jyoukou.pdf . ja:駅別乗降人員 2015(平成27)年度 1日平均 . Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015) . Japanese . Japan . Seibu Railway . 2016 . 19 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160803202611/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2016/06/06/2015jyoukou.pdf . 3 August 2016 .