Sashiōgi Station
Sashiōgi Station 指扇駅 | |||||||||||
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 Sashiōgi Station south entrance in November 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1716 Hōrai, Nishi-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 331-0074 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°55′1.2504″N 139°33′54.3636″E / 35.917014000°N 139.565101000°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kawagoe Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.7 km from Ōmiya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 July 1940 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2014 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 30 September 1985 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 10,761 (daily, boarding only) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Sashiōgi Station (指扇駅, Sashiōgi-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Kawagoe Line in located in Nishi-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
[edit]Sashiōgi Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya, and is located 7.7 km from Ōmiya.[2] Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyō Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.[3]
Station layout
[edit]The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.[2] The station entrance was previously located on the south side only, with the platforms connected by a footbridge, but a new north entrance was added in March 2014 as part of a scheme to completely rebuild the station with the ticket barriers located on the second floor, above the platforms, and allowing free passage between the north and south sides of the tracks.[4] The station is staffed.
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The north entrance in November 2015 -
Temporary wheelchair access entrance on the north side during rebuilding in March 2014 -
The ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in March 2014 -
Toilets inside the station in March 2014 -
The north terrace in March 2014
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Minami-Furuya and Kawagoe |
| 2 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, and Shinjuku Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba |
Passengers wishing to travel onward to Komagawa and Hachiōji need to change at Kawagoe, as there are no through trains running between Ōmiya and Komagawa.
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View from the west (Kawagoe) end of platform 2 looking west, March 2014 -
View from the west (Kawagoe) end of platform 2 looking east, March 2014 -
View from the west (Kawagoe) end of platform 1 looking east, March 2014
History
[edit]The station opened on 22 July 1940 in what was then the village of Sashiōgi in Kita-Adachi District, Saitama.[5] The line was electrified on 30 September 1985, from which date through-running began to and from the Saikyo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[5]
Work to rebuild the station started in 2012, and the new north entrance to the station was opened on 9 March 2014.[4] Station rebuilding was completed during fiscal 2014, including a new station forecourt on the north side.[4]
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The station building and entrance in 2006 before rebuilding -
Extra north entrance in July 2012 -
Temporary structure during rebuilding work on the south side in March 2014
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,761 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 15,393[7] |
| 2005 | 14,856[8] |
| 2010 | 11,703[9] |
| 2015 | 11,108[10] |
Surrounding area
[edit]North
[edit]- Sashiogi Hospital[11]
- Shumei Eiko High School[12]
- Ageo Tachibana High School[13]
- Akiha Shrine[14]
National Route 16
South
[edit]- Mamiya Library
- Omiya Musashino High School[15]
- Nishiasuma Park[16]
- Tsuchiya Junior High School, Saitama City[17][circular reference]
- Musashino Bank,[18][circular reference] Sashiogi Branch
- Saitama Branch, Hanno Shinkin Bank[19][circular reference]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅情報（指扇駅） [Station Information: Sashiōgi Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ a b 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. p. 25/43. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
- ^ a b c 指扇駅周辺のまちづくり [Sashiogi Station vicinity town planning] (in Japanese). Japan: City of Saitama. March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 445. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Sashiogi Hospital" (in Japanese). Sankeikai. 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Shumei Eiko High School" (in Japanese). 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Ageo Tachibana High School" (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Akiha Shrine" (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Omiya Musashino High School" (in Japanese). 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Nishiasuma Park" (in Japanese). City of Saitama. 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Tsuchiya Junior High School" (in Japanese). 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Musashino Bank" (in Japanese). 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Saitama Branch, Hanno Shinkin Bank" (in Japanese). 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
External links
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Media related to Sashiōgi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Sashiōgi Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)