Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station
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Station entrance, June 2011
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Location | 2090-3 Kamiyamaguchi, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken (埼玉県所沢市上山口2090-3) Japan |
Operated by | Seibu Railway |
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Platforms | 4 bay platforms |
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Station code | SI41, SY03 |
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Opened | 1929 |
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Passengers (FY2014) | 10,669 daily |
Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station (西武球場前駅? Seibu-Kyūjō-mae eki) is a railway station in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. It is located in front of the Seibu Dome, the home field of the Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team owned by Seibu Railway.
Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station is the terminus of the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line from Nishi-Tokorozawa. Some through services operate to and from Ikebukuro via the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. It is also the terminus of the 2.8 km Seibu Yamaguchi Line "Leo Liner" people mover which runs from Seibu-Yūenchi.
The station consists of a three ground-level terminating platforms serving six tracks for the Sayama Line, and two more platforms for the Yamaguchi Line. Platforms 3 to 6 are normally used only for additional services.
The station opened on 1 May 1929, as Murayama-koen Station (村山公園駅?). This was renamed Murayama Chosuichi-giwa Station (村山貯水池際駅?) on 1 March 1933, and Murayama Station (村山駅?) on 1 April 1941. Service was suspended from 28 February 1944, and the station reopened on 7 October 1951 as Sayamako Station (狭山湖駅?). It was renamed Seibu-Kyūjō-mae on 25 March 1979, following the opening of the Seibu baseball stadium nearby.