Higashi-Agano Station

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

SI30 Higashi-Agano Station 東吾野駅
Higashi-Agano Station building in 2009
General information
Location	229 Hirado, Hannō-shi, Saitama-ken 357-0211 Japan
Coordinates	35.8925°N 139.2604°E / 35.8925; 139.2604
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance	53.8 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	SI30
History
Opened	10 September 1929
Previous names	Koshū (to 1933)
Passengers
FY2019	456 (Daily)
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Agano SI31 Terminus Ikebukuro Line Local Musashi-Yokote SI29 towards Ikebukuro
Location Higashi-Agano Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Higashi-Agano Station Higashi-Agano Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Higashi-Agano Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and is 53.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Ikebukuro.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Hannō, Tokorozawa, and Ikebukuro
2	Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Agano and Seibu-Chichibu

History

The station opened on 10 September 1929 as Koshū Station (虎秀駅).^[1] It was renamed to its present name on 1 March 1933.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Agano Station becoming "SI30".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 88th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 456 passengers daily.^[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2009	662[4]
2010	588[4]
2011	664[5]
2012	588[6]
2013	532[6]

Surrounding area

• National Route 299
• Higashi-Agano Post Office

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. 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. 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

Media related to Higashi-Agano Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Seibu Railway station information(in Japanese)