Agano Station

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

SI31 Agano Station 吾野駅
Agano Station in August 2006
General information
Location	326-1 Sakaishimachibun, Hannō-shi, Saitama-ken 357-0213 Japan
Coordinates	35°54′30″N 139°13′33″E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Ikebukuro Line Seibu Chichibu Line
Distance	57.8 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	SI31
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 September 1929 (1929-09-10)
Passengers
FY2019	617 (Daily)
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station through to Chichibu Line Ikebukuro Line Local Higashi-Agano SI30 towards Ikebukuro Nishi-Agano SI32 towards Seibu-Chichibu Chichibu Line through to Ikebukuro Line
Location Agano Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Agano Station Agano Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Agano Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is 57.8 km (35.9 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Ikebukuro Station.^[1] It also forms the starting point of the 19 km (12 mi) Seibu Chichibu Line to Seibu Chichibu.^[1]

Station layout

This station consists of a single 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 Chichibu Line	for Yokoze and Seibu-Chichibu

History

The station opened on 10 September 1929.^[1] A new station building was completed on 24 August 1997.^{[citation needed]}

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Agano Station becoming "SI31".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 87th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 617 passengers daily.^[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2009	956[4]
2010	878[4]
2011	793[5]
2012	821[6]
2013	756[6]

Surrounding area

• Komagawa River
• National Route 299
• Agano Post Office
• Chichibu Ontake Shrine

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 226. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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 Agano Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Seibu Railway station information (in Japanese)