Shōmaru Station Explained


Shōmaru Station
Native Name:正丸駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1658 Sakamoto, Hannō-shi, Saitama-ken 357-0218
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.9385°N 139.1816°W
Operator: Seibu Railway
Line: Seibu Chichibu Line
Distance:64.1 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Code:SI33
Opened:14 October 1969
Passengers:194 (Daily)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shōmaru Station

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 and is 6.3 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 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
2009319[4]
2010 304
2011 292[5]
2012 287
2013 287[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . 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. 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. 2015-09-24. 22 February 2013. 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: 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. 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.
  5. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/05/31/2011joukou.pdf. ja:駅別乗降人員 2011(平成23)年度 1日平均. Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011). Japanese. Japan. Seibu Railway. 26 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121101063659/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/05/31/2011joukou.pdf. 1 November 2012.
  6. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/06/05/2013jyoukou.pdf. ja:駅別乗降人員 2013(平成25)年度 1日平均. Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013). Japanese. Japan. Seibu Railway. 26 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171300/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/06/05/2013jyoukou.pdf. 14 July 2014.