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located in the city of Hannō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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Lines

Hannō Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the

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to and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to . Located between and , it is 43.7 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Hannō is a terminating station, with trains continuing to Seibu-Chichibu reversing here.

Station layout

Seibu Hanno Station buffer stop 20101007

The station consists of one ground-level

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and two

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s, serving a total of four terminating tracks.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 15 April 1915. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hannō Station becoming "SI26". Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 30th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 32,929 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

North exit

* Higashi-Hannō Station * * Seibou Gakuen High School & Junior High School * Saitama Prefectural Hannō High School

South exit

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References

External links

Hannō Station information
(Seibu Railway)

(Saitama Prefectural Government) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanno Station Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915 Seibu Ikebukuro Line Hannō