is a passenger

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located in the city of

Chichibu, Saitama is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,159 in 26,380 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Geography Chichibu is in the westernmost part of Saitama. Unli ...

, Japan, operated by the

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operator

Seibu Railway is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism, and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbrevi ...

Lines

Seibu-Chichibu Station is the terminus station of the

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, and is located 19.0 km from the opposing terminus of then line at . Some Seibu trains continue to

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on the

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via a crossover between the two lines. Some Seibu trains also run to

Nagatoro Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nagatoro, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway. Lines Nagatoro Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from to , and is located 46.5 km from Ha ...

in the opposite direction of the Chichibu Main Line, however those trains do not stop at Seibu-Chichibu Station due to the layout of the crossover track.

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on the

is within walking distance from this station.

Station layout

The station consists of one

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and one

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serving three tracks. The side platform is adjacent to the station building, which is connected to the island platform by a footbridge.

Platforms

Chichibu Main line and seibu chichibu line

History

The station opened on 14 October 1969. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Seibu-Chichibu Station becoming "SI36".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 7229 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

(

) * Chichibu City Office * Chichibu Municipal Library * Chichibu Tax Office *

Chichibu Shrine The is a Japanese Shinto shrine at Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture.Kotodamaya.com"Chichibu Jinja" retrieved 2013-1-26. History According to text in the ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (''Kujiki''), Chichibuhiko-no-mikoto, the tenth-generation descendant ...

* Hitsujiyama Park *

References

External links

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{{Seibu Ikebukuro Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1969 Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Seibu Chichibu Line Stations of Seibu Railway Chichibu, Saitama