| SI23 Irumashi Station 入間市駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Irumashi Station south exit in July 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 / 35.8431; 139.3902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 StationLocation within Saitama PrefectureIrumashi 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
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.
Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level side platform and two island platforms, serving a total of four tracks.
Platforms
| 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
The station opened on 15 April 1915 as Toyooka-machi Station (豊岡町駅). It was renamed Irumashi on 1 April 1967.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Irumashi Station becoming "SI23".
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 28th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 33,713 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 35,092 |
| 2009 | 36,331 |
| 2010 | 35,706 |
| 2015 | 34,306 |
Surrounding area
- Sayama Inariyama Park [ja]
- Iruma City Office
- Sainomori Iruma Park
National Route 16
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. 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
Media related to Irumashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)