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Sayamagaoka Station

Sayamagaoka Station
狭山ヶ丘駅
East entrance of the station on a slightly snowy day
Sayamagaoka Station east entrance in January 2016
Location 1-2980 Sayamagaoka, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-1161
Japan
Operated by SeibuRailway mark.svg Seibu Railway
Line(s) SeibuIkebukuro.svg Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance 31.6 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus stop
Other information
Station code SI20
Website www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/sayamagaoka/index.html
History
Opened 15 April 1915
Previous names
  • Moto-Sayama Station (1915)
  • Mikajimamura Station (1915-1933)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 25,831 daily
Location
Sayamagaoka Station is located in Japan
Sayamagaoka Station
Sayamagaoka Station
Location within Japan

Sayamagaoka Station (狭山ヶ丘駅 Sayamagaoka-eki?) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Sayamagaoka Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Kotesashi and Musashi-Fujisawa, it is 31.6 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.

The following train services stop here:

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks. Stabling tracks lie on the down side of the station, which were formerly used by freight trains.

The west entrance in January 2016

The ticket barriers in January 2016

The platforms in September 2016

The station opened on 15 April 1915, initially named Moto-Sayama Station (元狭山駅?). This was renamed Mikajimamura Station (三ヶ島村駅?) in August of the same year. The station was renamed Sayamagaoka from 1 March 1933.


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