Sayamashi Station

Sayamashi Station (狭山市駅, Sayamashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sayama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.^[1]

SS26 Sayamashi Station 狭山市駅
Sayamashi Station, west side, May 2012
General information
Location	1-1-1 Irumagawa, Sayama-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1305 Japan
Coordinates	35°51′25″N 139°24′47″E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Shinjuku Line
Distance	38.6 km from Seibu-Shinjuku
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	SS26
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 March 1895
Passengers
FY2019	41,050 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Hon-Kawagoe SS29 Terminus Koedo Tokorozawa SS22 towards Seibu-Shinjuku Shin-Sayama SS27 towards Hon-Kawagoe Shinjuku Line Rapid Express Iriso One-way operation Hon-Kawagoe One-way operation Shinjuku Line Commuter Express Shin-Tokorozawa SS24 towards Seibu-Shinjuku Shin-Sayama SS27 towards Hon-Kawagoe Shinjuku Line Express Semi Express Local Iriso SS25 towards Seibu-Shinjuku
Location Sayamashi Station Location within Saitama Prefecture

Lines

Sayamashi Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line between Seibu-Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, and is located 38.6 km from the terminus at Seibu-Shinjuku.^[2] All services (Koedo, Commuter Express, Express, Semi Express, and Local) stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks,^[1] with an elevated station building located above the platforms.

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  East entrance, July 2022
• 
  Ticket barriers, July 2022

Platforms

1	Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Hon-Kawagoe
2	Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Tokorozawa, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku

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  Platforms, July 2022

History

The station opened on 21 March 1895.^[2] Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Sayamashi Station becoming "SS26".^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 23rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 41,050 passengers daily.^[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	52,551[5]
2005	46,263[6]
2010	41,717[7]
2015	40,592[8]

Surrounding area

• Sayama City Office
• Sayama Central Library
• Sayama Technical High School