Tama Station

Tama Station
多磨駅
Tama Station platforms in October 2008
Location 3-42-2 Koyogaoka, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates 35°40′36″N 139°31′02″E / 35.6766°N 139.5171°E / 35.6766; 139.5171Coordinates: 35°40′36″N 139°31′02″E / 35.6766°N 139.5171°E / 35.6766; 139.5171
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Tamagawa Line
Distance 4.1 km from Musashi-Sakai
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code SW03
History
Opened 5 January 1929
Previous names Tama-Bochi-mae
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 13,460 daily
Location
Tama Station
Location within Tokyo
Tama Station
Tama Station (Japan)

Tama Station (多磨駅, Tama-eki) is a railway station the Seibu Tamagawa Line in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

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

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

1 ■ Seibu Tamagawa Line for Musashi-Sakai
2 ■ Seibu Tamagawa Line for Koremasa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Tamagawa Line
Shin-Koganei Local Shiraitodai

History

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 present station building has existed since 1988.[1][2] The station has the secondary name Tōkyō Gaidai-mae (東京外大前).[3]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tama Station becoming "SW03".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was the 61st busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 13,460 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200912,830[6]
201012,873[7]
201112,401[8]
201212,475[9]
201312,830[9]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 駅一覧 [List of stations] (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 年譜 [Chronological Record] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 多磨駅 [Tama Station] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 駅別乗降人員　2014（平成25）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  6. ↑ 駅別乗降人員　2009（平成21）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2009)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  7. ↑ 駅別乗降人員　2010（平成22）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  8. ↑ 駅別乗降人員　2011（平成23）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  9. 1 2 駅別乗降人員　2013（平成25）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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