Ashigakubo Station

Ashigakubo Station (芦ヶ久保駅, Ashigakubo-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Chichibu Line in Yokoze, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SI34
Ashigakubo Station

芦ヶ久保駅
Ashigakubo station building in July 2016
Location1925 Ashigakubo, Yokoze-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama-ken
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Chichibu Line
Distance12.4 km from Agano
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeSI34
History
Opened14 October 1969
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)390 daily
Location
SI34
Ashigakubo Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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

Station layout

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

Platforms
1 ■ Seibu Chichibu Line for Hannō
Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Ikebukuro
2 ■ Seibu Chichibu Line for Yokoze and Seibu-Chichibu
  • The platforms in August 2009

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Seibu Chichibu Line
Chichibu limited express: Does not stop at this station
Shōmaru   Rapid express   Yokoze
Shōmaru   Local   Yokoze

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 2015, the station was used by an average of 390 passengers daily.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
2009374[4]
2010326[4]
2011341[5]
2012317[6]
2013329[6]
2014331[3]
2015390[3]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 2021. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. 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.
  3. 駅別乗降人員　2015（平成27）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. 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. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. 駅別乗降人員　2011（平成23）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  6. 駅別乗降人員　2013（平成25）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

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