Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station


Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station 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.

Lines

Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station is the terminus of the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line from. Some through services operate to and from 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.

Station layout

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.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 1 May 1929, as Murayama-koen Station. This was renamed Murayama Chosuichi-giwa Station on 1 March 1933, and Murayama Station on 1 April 1941. Service was suspended from 28 February 1944, and the station reopened on 7 October 1951 as Sayamako Station. It was renamed Seibu-Kyūjō-mae on 25 March 1979, following the opening of the Seibu baseball stadium nearby.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station becoming "SI41" on the Seibu Sayama Line and "SY03" on the Seibu Yamaguchi Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 10,669 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for the station in previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
20008,500
20098,565
20108,723
20119,356

Surrounding area