Irumashi Station (入間市駅, Irumashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iruma, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SI23
Irumashi Station

入間市駅
Irumashi Station south exit in July 2019
General information
Location2-1 Kawaramachi, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0008
Japan
Coordinates35°50′35″N 139°23′25″E / 35.8431°N 139.3902°E / 35.8431; 139.3902
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s)SI Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance36.8 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
Station codeSI23
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1915
Previous namesToyookamachi (until 1967)
Passengers
FY201933,713 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Hannō
SI26
Chichibu Tokorozawa
SI17
towards Ikebukuro
Hannō
SI26
Terminus
Musashi
Hannō
SI26
S-Train
(weekends and national holidays)
Tokorozawa
SI17
Hannō
SI26
Terminus
F Liner Kotesashi
SI19
Ikebukuro Line
Rapid Express
Kotesashi
SI19
towards Ikebukuro or Nerima
Bushi
SI24
towards Hannō
Ikebukuro Line
Express
Inariyama-kōen
SI22
towards Ikebukuro
Bushi
One-way operation
Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Express
Bushi
SI24
towards Hannō
Ikebukuro Line
Rapid
Semi Express
Bushi
SI24
towards Agano
Ikebukuro Line
Local
Location
Irumashi Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Irumashi Station
Irumashi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture

Lines

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Irumashi 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 Inariyama-kōen and Bushi, it is 36.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of a ground-level side platform and two island platforms, serving a total of four tracks.[2]

Platforms

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The platforms and a train in May 2017
1  Discontinued
2/3   Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu
4/5   Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro
Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama
  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same track. Limited express trains usually stop at Platform 2 in the down direction and Platform 5 in the up direction.

History

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Toyookamachi Station after the end of World War II

The station opened on 15 April 1915 as Toyooka-machi Station (豊岡町駅).[1] It was renamed Irumashi on 1 April 1967.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Irumashi Station becoming "SI23".[3]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was the 28th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 33,713 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 35,092[1]
2009 36,331[6]
2010 35,706[7]
2015 34,306[8]

Surrounding area

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The station forecourt on the north side in March 2006

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ 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. pp. 19–73. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ^ 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.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  8. ^ 駅別乗降人員(2015年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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