Shōmaru Station

Shōmaru Station (正丸駅, Shōmaru-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Chichibu Line in 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.

SI33
Shōmaru Station

正丸駅
Shōmaru station building, August 2009
LocationHannō, Saitama
（埼玉県飯能市坂元1658）
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Chichibu Line
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
Station codeSI33
History
Opened1969
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)249 daily

Lines

Shōmaru Station is served by the Seibu Chichibu Line to Seibu-Chichibu and is 6.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Agano.

Lines

Shōmaru Station is served by the Seibu Chichibu Line to Seibu-Chichibu.

Station layout

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

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

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 2014, the station was the least used of the Seibu network's ninety-two stations with an average of 249 passengers daily.[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
2009319[4]
2010304[4]
2011292[5]
2012287[6]
2013287[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. 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 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 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. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

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