Musashi-Yokote Station

Musashi-Yokote Station (武蔵横手駅, Musashi-Yokote-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SI29
Musashi-Yokote Station

武蔵横手駅
Musashi-Yokote station building, August 2012
Location750 Yokote Yamashita, Hidaka, Saitama
（埼玉県日高市横手字山下750 ）
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Platforms1 island
Other information
Station codeSI29
History
Opened1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)310 daily
Musashi-Yokote platform

Lines

Musashi-Yokote Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and is 51.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Ikebukuro.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Chichibu limited express: Does not stop at this station
Koma   Rapid express   Higashi-Agano
Koma   Local   Higashi-Agano

History

The station opened on 10 September 1929.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Musashi-Yokote Station becoming "SI29".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station had the second fewest of passengers on the Seibu network with an average of 310 passengers daily. This was 66 more than Shōmaru, the least used station on the network.[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
2009381[4]
2010350[4]
2011463[5]
2012392[6]
2013315[6]

Surrounding area
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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. 201. 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. 駅別乗降人員　2014年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 25 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 25 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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