Nishi-Agano Station

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

SI32 Nishi-Agano Station 西吾野駅
Nishi-Agano station building, August 2009
General information
Location	Agano, Hannō-shi, Saitama-ken 357-0216 Japan
Coordinates	35.9263°N 139.2023°E / 35.9263; 139.2023
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Chichibu Line
Distance	61.4 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	SI32
History
Opened	14 October 1969
Passengers
FY2019	343 (Daily)
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Shōmaru SI33 towards Seibu-Chichibu Chichibu Line Agano SI31 Terminus
Location Nishi-Agano Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Nishi-Agano Station Nishi-Agano Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Nishi-Agano Station is served by the Seibu Chichibu Line to Seibu-Chichibu and is 3.6 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 a level crossing.

Platforms

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

History

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

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Nishi-Agano Station becoming "SI32".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 343 passengers daily, making it the 89th of the Seibu network's ninety-two stations^[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2009	489[4]
2010	421[4]
2011	398[5]
2012	409[6]
2013	374[6]

Surrounding area

• National Route 299
• Hanno Municipal Office Agino Contact Information Office

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 2015-09-24. 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. 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 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
6. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

External links

• Seibu Railway station information(in Japanese)

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