Irumashi Station
SI23 Irumashi Station 入間市駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Irumashi Station south exit in July 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-1 Kawaramachi, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0008 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°50′35″N 139°23′25″E / 35.8431°N 139.3902°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Ikebukuro Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 36.8 km from Ikebukuro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 April 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Toyookamachi (until 1967) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 33,713 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Irumashi Station (入間市駅, Irumashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
[edit]Irumashi Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Inariyama-kōen and Bushi, it is 36.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a ground-level side platform and two island platforms, serving a total of four tracks.[2]
Platforms
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| 1 | ■ Discontinued | |
| 2/3 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu |
| 4/5 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
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Platforms 1 and 2 share the same track. Limited express trains usually stop at Platform 2 in the down direction and Platform 5 in the up direction.
History
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The station opened on 15 April 1915 as Toyooka-machi Station (豊岡町駅).[1] It was renamed Irumashi on 1 April 1967.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Irumashi Station becoming "SI23".[3]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was the 28th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 33,713 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 35,092[1] |
| 2009 | 36,331[6] |
| 2010 | 35,706[7] |
| 2015 | 34,306[8] |
Surrounding area
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- Sayama Inariyama Park
- Iruma City Office
- Sainomori Iruma Park
National Route 16
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 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]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 19–73. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員(2015年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External links
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Media related to Irumashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)