Hannō Station

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

SI26 Hannō Station 飯能駅
Hannō Station south exit in June 2024
General information
Location	11-21 Nakachō, Hannō-shi, Saitama-ken 357-0035 Japan
Coordinates	35°51′05″N 139°19′06″E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance	43.7 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	SI26
History
Opened	15 April 1915
Passengers
FY2019	32,929 daily
Services Preceding station Seibu Following station Yokoze SI35 towards Seibu-Chichibu Chichibu Irumashi SI23 towards Ikebukuro Terminus Musashi Seibu-Chichibu SI36 Terminus S-Train (weekends and national holidays) Irumashi SI23 towards Motomachi-Chūkagai Terminus F Liner Ikebukuro Line Rapid Express Irumashi SI23 towards Ikebukuro or Nerima Ikebukuro Line Express Commuter Express Rapid Semi Express Motokaji SI25 towards Ikebukuro Higashi-Hannō SI27 towards Agano Ikebukuro Line Local
Location Hannō Station Location within Saitama Prefecture

Lines

Hannō 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 Motokaji and Higashi-Hannō, it is 43.7 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[1] Hannō is a terminating station, with trains continuing to Seibu-Chichibu reversing here.^[2]

Station layout

Track diagram

Buffer stop at the end of a severed former run-round track to the west of the station, October 2010

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and two island platforms, serving a total of four terminating tracks.^[2]

Platforms

1	Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
2/3	Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Seibu-Chichibu
4	Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Tokorozawa, Nerima, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
5	Seibu Ikebukuro Line	for Tokorozawa and Ikebukuro (Limited express services) for Seibu-Chichibu (Limited express services)

History

The station forecourt of Hanno Station circa 1935

The station opened on 15 April 1915.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hannō Station becoming "SI26".^[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 2019, the station was the 30th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 32,929 passengers daily.^[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	37,156[1]
2009	34,106[6]
2010	32,932[7]
2011	32,293[8]
2012	32,463[9]
2013	32,897[9]

Surrounding area

North exit

• Higashi-Hannō Station
• National Route 299
• Seibou Gakuen High School & Junior High School
• Saitama Prefectural Hannō High School

South exit

• Surugadai University
• Iruma River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan