Seibukyūjō-mae Station (西武球場前駅) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. It is located in front of the Seibu Dome, the home field of the Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team owned by Seibu Railway.

Lines

Seibukyūjō-mae Station is the terminus of the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line from Nishi-Tokorozawa. Some through services operate to and from Ikebukuro via the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. It is also the terminus of the 2.8 km Seibu Yamaguchi Line "Leo Liner" people mover which runs from Tamako.

Station layout

The station consists of a three ground-level terminating platforms serving six tracks for the Sayama Line, and two more platforms for the Yamaguchi Line. Platforms 3 to 6 are normally used only for additional services.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 May 1929 as Murayama-kōen Station (村山公園駅). This was renamed Murayama Chosuichi-giwa Station (村山貯水池際駅) on 1 March 1933, and Murayama Station (村山駅) on 1 April 1941. Service was suspended from 28 February 1944, and the station reopened on 7 October 1951 as Sayamako Station (狭山湖駅). It was renamed Seibukyūjō-mae on 25 March 1979, following the opening of the Seibu baseball stadium nearby. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with this station becoming "SI41" on the Seibu Sayama Line and "SY03" on the Seibu Yamaguchi Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 62nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 13,830 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. The passenger figures for the station in previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area