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Tama Station

Coordinates: 35°40′36″N 139°31′02″E / 35.6766°N 139.5171°E / 35.6766; 139.5171
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SW03
Tama Station

多磨駅
Tama Station, December 2020
General information
Location3-42-2 Koyogaoka, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo 183-0004
Japan
Coordinates35°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
Distance4.1 km from Musashi-Sakai
Platforms1 side platforms
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeSW03
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 January 1929
Previous namesTama-Bochi-mae
Passengers
FY201913,757 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Shiraitodai
SW04
towards Koremasa
Tamagawa Line Shin-Koganei
SW02
Location
Tama Station is located in Tokyo
Tama Station
Tama Station
Location within Tokyo
Tama Station is located in Japan
Tama Station
Tama Station
Tama Station (Japan)
Platforms

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

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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

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

Platforms

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

History

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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

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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
2005 11,901[4]
2010 12,475[5]
2015 13,807[6]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 多磨駅 [Tama Station] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
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