Higashi-Murayama Station
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Higashi-Murayama Station
東村山駅
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| Higashi-Murayama Station, February 2008 | |
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| Prefecture | Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo) |
| City | Higashimurayama |
| Neighborhood etc. | 2-3-32 Honchō |
| Postal Code | 189-0014 |
| (in Japanese) | 東京都東村山市本町2-3-32 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1894 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Seibu Railway |
| Line(s) | Seibu Shinjuku Line Seibu Kokubunji Line Seibu Seibu-en Line |
 Medium bus terminal at this station |
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Higashi-Murayama Station (東村山駅 Higashi-Murayama-eki) is a railway station in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Seibu Railway.
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[edit] Lines
Higashi-Murayama Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line, the Seibu Kokubunji Line, and the Seibu-en Line. It is 26.0 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Seibu Shinjuku Line at Seibu Shinjuku Station.[1] All trains except Limited express services stop at this station.
[edit] Station layout
[edit] Station building
Higashi-Murayama Station has two entrances, east and west, with one set of ticket wickets located centrally above the tracks. The platforms are connected by three overhead passageways.
[edit] Platforms
The station has three island platforms serving six tracks.
| 1/2 | ■Seibu Kokubunji Line | for Ogawa and Kokubunji |
| 3 | ■Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe |
| ■Seibu Seibu-en Line | for Seibu-en | |
| 4 | ■Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe |
| 5/6 | ■Seibu Shinjuku Line | for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu Shinjuku |
[edit] Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||
| Kumegawa | - | Tokorozawa | ||
| Seibu Kokubunji Line | ||||
| Ogawa | - | Terminus | ||
| Seibu Seibu-en Line | ||||
| Terminus | - | Seibu-en | ||
[edit] History
The station opened on 21 December 1894.[1]
[edit] Accidents
On 24 December 2011, at 16:40, the seventh car of an 8-car train forming a service from Seibu-en to Seibu Shinjuku derailed as the train approached the station, blocking the line for the rest of the day. None of the approximately 450 passengers on board was injured in the accident.[2]
[edit] Surrounding area
To the east of the station is an Ito-Yokado department store, the Central Public Civic Hall, and Higashimurayama Central Post Office.
Buses for Tachikawa Station depart from the west side of the station. A bus departs from the east side to make a loop within Higashimurayama.[3] Taxis depart from both sides, also.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ "鉄道事故：西武新宿線が脱線 一部区間、終電まで不通－－東京・東村山駅 [Rail accident: Seibu Shinjuku Line partially closed due to derailment]" (in Japanese). mainichi.jp. Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 24 December 2011. http://mainichi.jp/select/jiken/news/20111225ddm041040079000c.html. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "東村山青葉恩多町線〜運行系統図" (in Japanese). Ginga Tetsudo website. 2008. http://www.gintetsu.co.jp/rosen_aoba_onta.html. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Higashi-Murayama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Seibu Station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°45′37.7604″N 139°27′57.114″E / 35.760489°N 139.465865°E
