Shimo-Yamaguchi Station

Shimo-Yamaguchi Station (下山口駅, Shimo-Yamaguchi eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SI40 Shimo-Yamaguchi Station 下山口駅
Shimo-Yamaguchi Station entrance, March 2016
General information
Location	1254-3 Yamaguchi, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken 359-1145 Japan
Coordinates	35.7794°N 139.4411°E / 35.7794; 139.4411
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Sayama Line
Distance	29.0 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	SI40
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 May 1929
Closed	10 October 1954 to 4 June 1976
Passengers
FY2019	8,012 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Seibukyūjō-mae SI41 Terminus Sayama Line Nishi-Tokorozawa SI18 Terminus
Location Shimo-Yamaguchi Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Shimo-Yamaguchi Station Shimo-Yamaguchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

View of the platforms, March 2016

Lines

Shimo-Yamaguchi Station is served by the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line from Nishi-Tokorozawa to Seibukyūjō-mae, and is located 1.8 km from the starting point of the Sayama Line at Nishi-Tokorozawa.^[1] Some through services operate to and from Ikebukuro via the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.^[2]

Platforms

1	Seibu Sayama Line	for Seibukyūjō-mae
2	Seibu Sayama Line	for Nishi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa, and Ikebukuro

History

The station opened on 1 May 1929.^[1] It closed on 10 October 1954, but reopened on 4 June 1976.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shimo-Yamaguchi Station becoming "SI40".^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 72nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 8,012 passengers daily.^[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	9,804[1]
2009	8,902[5]
2010	8,668[5]
2011	8,632[6]
2012	8,517[7]
2013	8,423[7]

Surrounding area

• Tokorozawa Yamaguchi Junior High School^[8]

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. 202. 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. p. 11/77. 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
4. 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.
5. 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 9 February 2013.
6. 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 9 February 2013.
7. 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 16 July 2014.
8. 所沢市立山口中学校-アクセス [Tokorozawa Municipal Yamaguchi Junior High School-Access] (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Shimo-Yamaguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Shimo-Yamaguchi Station information (Seibu) (in Japanese)
• Shimo-Yamaguchi Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)