Ashigakubo Station

SI34 Ashigakubo Station 芦ヶ久保駅
The platforms in August 2009
General information
Location	1925 Ashigakubo, Yokoze-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama-ken 368-0071 Japan
Coordinates	35.9767°N 139.1362°E / 35.9767; 139.1362
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Chichibu Line
Distance	12.4 km from Agano
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	SI34
History
Opened	14 October 1969
Passengers
FY2019	340 (Daily)
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Yokoze SI35 towards Seibu-Chichibu Chichibu Line Shōmaru SI33 towards Agano
Location Ashigakubo Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Ashigakubo Station Ashigakubo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ashigakubo Station (芦ヶ久保駅, Ashigakubo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Yokoze, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Ashigakubo Station is served by the Seibu Chichibu Line to Seibu-Chichibu and is 12.4 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 an underground passage.

Platforms

1	Seibu Chichibu Line	for Hannō Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Ikebukuro
2	Seibu Chichibu Line	for Yokoze and Seibu-Chichibu

History

The station opened on 14 October 1969.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Ashigakubo Station becoming "SI34".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 90th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 340 passengers daily.^[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	572[4]
2005	430[5]
2010	326[6]
2015	390[7]

Surrounding area

• National Route 299
• Ashikagakubo Post Office
• Yokose River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
3. 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
4. 平成13年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [2001 Statistical Yearbook 8 Transportation / Communications (fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
5. 平成18年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [2006 Statistical Yearbook 8 Transportation / Communications (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
6. 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. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
7. 駅別乗降人員　2015（平成27）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

External links

Media related to Ashigakubo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Seibu Railway station information(in Japanese)