Sashiōgi Station

Sashiōgi Station (指扇駅, Sashiōgi-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Kawagoe Line in located in Nishi-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Sashiōgi Station 指扇駅
Sashiōgi Station south entrance in November 2015
General information
Location	1716 Hōrai, Nishi-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 331-0074 Japan
Coordinates	35°55′1.2504″N 139°33′54.3636″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kawagoe Line
Distance	7.7 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 July 1940 (1940-07-22)
Rebuilt	2014
Electrified	30 September 1985 (1985-09-30)
Passengers
FY2019	10,761 (daily, boarding only)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Minami-Furuya towards Kawagoe Kawagoe Line Commuter Rapid Rapid Local Nishi-Ōmiya towards Ōmiya
Location Sashiōgi Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Sashiōgi Station Sashiōgi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Sashiōgi Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya, and is located 7.7 km from Ōmiya.^[2] Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyō Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.^[3]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.^[2] The station entrance was previously located on the south side only, with the platforms connected by a footbridge, but a new north entrance was added in March 2014 as part of a scheme to completely rebuild the station with the ticket barriers located on the second floor, above the platforms, and allowing free passage between the north and south sides of the tracks.^[4] The station is staffed.

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  The north entrance in November 2015
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  Temporary wheelchair access entrance on the north side during rebuilding in March 2014
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  The ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in March 2014
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  Toilets inside the station in March 2014
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  The north terrace in March 2014

Platforms

1	■ Kawagoe Line	for Minami-Furuya and Kawagoe
2	■ Kawagoe Line	for Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, and Shinjuku Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba

Passengers wishing to travel onward to Komagawa and Hachiōji need to change at Kawagoe, as there are no through trains running between Ōmiya and Komagawa.

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  View from the west (Kawagoe) end of platform 2 looking west, March 2014
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  View from the west (Kawagoe) end of platform 2 looking east, March 2014
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  View from the west (Kawagoe) end of platform 1 looking east, March 2014

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940 in what was then the village of Sashiōgi in Kita-Adachi District, Saitama.^[5] The line was electrified on 30 September 1985, from which date through-running began to and from the Saikyo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[5]

Work to rebuild the station started in 2012, and the new north entrance to the station was opened on 9 March 2014.^[4] Station rebuilding was completed during fiscal 2014, including a new station forecourt on the north side.^[4]

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  The station building and entrance in 2006 before rebuilding
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  Extra north entrance in July 2012
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  Temporary structure during rebuilding work on the south side in March 2014

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,761 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	15,393[7]
2005	14,856[8]
2010	11,703[9]
2015	11,108[10]

Surrounding area

North

• Sashiogi Hospital^[11]
• Shumei Eiko High School^[12]
• Ageo Tachibana High School^[13]
• Akiha Shrine^[14]
• National Route 16

South

• Mamiya Library
• Omiya Musashino High School^[15]
• Nishiasuma Park^[16]
• Tsuchiya Junior High School, Saitama City^{[17][circular reference]}
• Musashino Bank,^{[18][circular reference]} Sashiogi Branch
• Saitama Branch, Hanno Shinkin Bank^{[19][circular reference]}

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan