Inariyama-kōen Station

Inariyama-kōen Station 稲荷山公園駅
Inariyama-kōen Station south entrance, August 2009
Location	1-1 Inariyama, Sayama-shi, Saitama-ken （埼玉県狭山市稲荷山1-1） Japan
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	SI22
History
Opened	1933
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	8,780 daily

Inariyama-kōen Station (稲荷山公園駅 Inariyama-kōen-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Sayama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Inariyama-kōen Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Musashi-Fujisawa and Irumashi, it is 35.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[1]

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
2	■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Hannō and Seibu-Chichibu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Chichibu/Musashi limited express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Musashi-Fujisawa		Express		Irumashi
Musashi-Fujisawa		Commuter express		Irumashi
Musashi-Fujisawa		Rapid		Irumashi
Musashi-Fujisawa		Commuter semi express		Irumashi
Musashi-Fujisawa		Semi express		Irumashi
Musashi-Fujisawa		Local		Irumashi

History

The station opened on 1 April 1933.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Inariyama-kōen Station becoming "SI22".^[3]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 68th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 8,780 passengers daily.^[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	10,833[1]
2009	8,463[6]
2010	8,457[7]
2011	8,396[8]
2012	8,502[5]
2013	8,780[5]

Surrounding area

North exit

• Iruma Air Base
• Sayama Inariyama Park
• Sayama Hospital

South exit

• Tokyo Kasei University Sayama Campus
• Sainomori Iruma Park
• Sayama Keizai High School
• Iruma Koyo High School

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. 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. pp. 19–72. 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. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
4. 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
5. 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. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
6. 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. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
8. 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. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

External links

• Inariyama-kōen Station information (Seibu Railway) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°50′42″N 139°23′54″E / 35.8451°N 139.3984°E