Sayamagaoka Station

Sayamagaoka Station (狭山ヶ丘駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines
Sayamagaoka 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 Kotesashi and Musashi-Fujisawa, it is 31.6 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.

Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks. Stabling tracks lie on the down side of the station, which were formerly used by freight trains.

History
The station opened on 15 April 1915, initially named Moto-Sayama Station (元狭山駅). This was renamed Mikajimamura Station (三ヶ島村駅) in August of the same year. The station was renamed Sayamagaoka from 1 March 1933.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Sayamagaoka Station becoming "SI20".

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

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 20th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 25,107 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.