Yokoze Station

SI35
Yokoze Station
SI35; Yokoze Station; 横瀬駅
	Yokoze Station in November 2013
Location	4067 Yokoze, Yokoze-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama-ken; Japan
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Chichibu Line
Distance	16.4 km from Agano
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	SI35
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 October 1969
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	1,781 daily
Location
	Yokoze Station Location within Saitama Prefecture

Yokoze Station (横瀬駅, Yokoze-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Chichibu Line in Yokoze, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Yokoze Station is served by the Seibu Chichibu Line to Seibu-Chichibu and is 16.4 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 a level crossing.

The platform in August 2009
The platform in October 2008

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Seibu Chichibu Line
Hannō	Chichibu limited express	Seibu-Chichibu
Ashigakubo	Rapid express	Seibu-Chichibu
Ashigakubo	Rapid express (Through service to Chichibu Railway Nagatoro)	Ohanabatake
Ashigakubo	Local	Seibu-Chichibu

History

The station opened on 14 October 1969.[1] A new station building was completed in 1992.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Yokoze Station becoming "SI35".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 85th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 1,781 passengers daily.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	1,533[1]
2009	1,837[4]
2010	1,770[4]
2011	1,714[5]
2012	1,698[3]
2013	1,781[3]

Surrounding area

National Route 299
Yokoze Town Hall
Yokoze History and Culture Museum
Yokoze Post Office
Yokoze River

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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. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
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. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
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. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

[seibu20120223-2] 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. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

[stats2013-3] 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. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[stats2010-4] 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. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[stats2011-5] 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. Retrieved 26 June 2014.