Tama Station
SW03 Tama Station 多磨駅 | |||||||||||
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 Tama Station, December 2020 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3-42-2 Koyogaoka, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo 183-0004 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°40′36″N 139°31′02″E / 35.6766°N 139.5171°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Tamagawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.1 km from Musashi-Sakai | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SW03 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 January 1929 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Tama-Bochi-mae | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 13,757 daily | ||||||||||
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Tama Station (多磨駅, Tama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
[edit]Tama Station is served by the Seibu Tamagawa Line, and is 4.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Musashi-Sakai.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a level crossing.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Seibu Tamagawa Line | for Musashi-Sakai |
| 2 | ■ Seibu Tamagawa Line | for Koremasa |
History
[edit]The station opened on January 5, 1929, as Tama-Bochi-mae Station (多磨墓地前駅), and was renamed Tama Station in 2001. The station has the secondary name Tōkyō Gaidai-mae (東京外大前).[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tama Station becoming "SW03".[2]
The station underwent significant reforms in 2019 and 2020. The external path between platforms, formerly an underpass, was sibstituted for a state-of-the-art overpass.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was the 62nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 13,757 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2005 | 11,901[4] |
| 2010 | 12,475[5] |
| 2015 | 13,807[6] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Tama Cemetery
- Tokyo Racecourse
- Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
- National Police Academy
- Ajinomoto Stadium
- American School in Japan
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 多磨駅 [Tama Station] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. February 23, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Tama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)