Agano Station

Agano Station
吾野駅

Agano Station in August 2006
Location 326-1 Sakaishimachibun, Hannō-shi, Saitama-ken 357-0213
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s)
Distance 57.8 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code SI31
Website www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/agano/index.html
History
Opened 10 September 1929 (1929-09-10)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 756 daily
Location
Agano Station
Location within Japan

Agano Station (吾野駅 Agano-eki) is a railway station in Hannō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Agano Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is 57.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Ikebukuro Station. It also forms the starting point of the Seibu Chichibu Line to Seibu Chichibu.

Station Layout

This station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Ikebukuro Line / Chichibu Line
Chichibu limited express: no stop
Higashi-Agano   Rapid express   Nishi-Agano
Higashi-Agano   Local   Nishi-Agano

History

The station opened on 10 September 1929.[1] A new station building was completed on 24 August 1997.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Agano Station becoming "SI31".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 87th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 756 passengers daily.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2009 956[4]
2010 878[4]
2011 793[5]
2012 821[3]
2013 756[3]

Surrounding area

See also

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. 201. 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. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. 1 2 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.
  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.

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Coordinates: 35°54′30″N 139°13′33″E / 35.908333°N 139.225861°E / 35.908333; 139.225861

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