Sashiōgi Station Explained

Sashiōgi Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:指扇駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1716 Hōrai, Nishi-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 331-0074
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.917°N 139.5651°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Kawagoe Line
Distance:7.7 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections:Bus stop
Rebuilt:2014
Passengers:10,761 (daily, boarding only)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Sashiōgi Station

is a passenger railway station on the Kawagoe Line in located in Nishi-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Sashiōgi Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between and, and is located 7.7 km from Ōmiya.[2] Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyō Line to and . Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.[3]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.[2] The station entrance was previously located on the south side only, with the platforms connected by a footbridge, but a new north entrance was added in March 2014 as part of a scheme to completely rebuild the station with the ticket barriers located on the second floor, above the platforms, and allowing free passage between the north and south sides of the tracks.[4] The station is staffed.

Platforms

Passengers wishing to travel onward to and need to change at Kawagoe, as there are no through trains running between Ōmiya and Komagawa.

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940 in what was then the village of Sashiōgi in Kita-Adachi District, Saitama.[5] The line was electrified on 30 September 1985, from which date through-running began to and from the Saikyo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[5]

Work to rebuild the station started in 2012, and the new north entrance to the station was opened on 9 March 2014.[4] Station rebuilding was completed during fiscal 2014, including a new station forecourt on the north side.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,761 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 15,393[7]
2005 14,856[8]
2010 11,703[9]
2015 11,108[10]

Surrounding area

North

South

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=746. ja:各駅情報（指扇駅） . Station Information: Sashiōgi Station. East Japan Railway Company. Japanese. 25 December 2010.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . ja:日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 . Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo . Kodansha . February 2011 . Japan . 25/43. 978-4-06-270071-9.
  3. JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
  4. Web site: http://www.city.saitama.jp/001/010/015/002/p018617.html. ja:指扇駅周辺のまちづくり. Sashiogi Station vicinity town planning. March 2014. City of Saitama. Japan. Japanese. 13 March 2014.
  5. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 445. 4-533-02980-9.
  6. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_03.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 August 2020.
  7. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. 2001 . Japan. Japanese. 28 October 2012.
  8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. 2006 . Japan. Japanese. 28 October 2012.
  9. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. 2011 . Japan. Japanese. 28 October 2012.
  10. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). East Japan Railway Company. 2016 . Japan. Japanese. 26 October 2016.
  11. Web site: Sashiogi Hospital . Sankeikai . 2013 . 18 March 2014 . Japanese.
  12. Web site: Shumei Eiko High School . 2007 . 18 March 2014 . Japanese.
  13. Web site: Ageo Tachibana High School . Japanese. 18 March 2014.
  14. Web site: Akiha Shrine . 18 March 2014 . Japanese.
  15. Web site: Omiya Musashino High School . 2014 . 18 March 2014 . Japanese.
  16. Web site: Nishiasuma Park . City of Saitama . 2003 . 18 March 2014 . Japanese.
  17. Web site: Tsuchiya Junior High School . 2022 . 7 December 2022 . Japanese.
  18. Web site: Musashino Bank . 2022 . 7 December 2022 . Japanese.
  19. Web site: Saitama Branch, Hanno Shinkin Bank. 2022 . 7 December 2022 . Japanese.

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