Tama-Center Station

KO41 Tama-Center Station 多摩センター駅
Tama-Center Station (south entrance)
General information
Location	Ochiai 1-chome, Tama-shi, Tokyo （東京都多摩市落合1丁目） Japan
Coordinates	35°37′30″N 139°25′27″E
Operated by	Keiō Corporation Odakyū Electric Railway Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail
Line(s)	Keiō Sagamihara Line Odakyū Tama Line ■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line
Platforms	4 island + 2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	KO41 (Keio), OT06 (Odakyu)
History
Opened	Keiō Corporation: 1974 Odakyū Electric Railway: 1975 Tama Toshi Monorail: 2000
Passengers
Keiō: 90,353< Odakyū: 51,315 Tama Toshi Monorail: 37,449
Services
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Location Tama-Center Station Location within Tokyo Tama-Center Station Tama-Center Station (Japan)

Tama-Center Station (多摩センター駅, Tama-sentaa-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Tama, Tokyo, Japan operated jointly by the private railway companies Keio Corporation and Odakyū Electric Railway and the Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Company. The stations are formally known as Keiō Tama-Center (Keiō), Odakyū Tama-Center (Odakyū), and Tama-Center (Tama Monorail).

Stations

Keiō Corporation (Keiō Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on October 18, 1974. Four elevated tracks serve two island platforms. All trains stop at this station.

1, 2	■ Keiō Sagamihara Line	Hashimoto
3, 4	■ Keiō Sagamihara Line	Chōfu, Meidaimae, Sasazuka, Shinjuku, Toei Shinjuku Line

Odakyū Electric Railway (Odakyū Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on April 23, 1975. Two elevated tracks serve two island platforms. All trains stop at this station.

1	■ Odakyū Tama Line	Karakida
2	■ Odakyū Tama Line	Shin-Yurigaoka, Shinjuku, Chiyoda Line, Odawara, Katase-Enoshima

Tama Toshi Monorail (Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on January 10, 2000. This is a raised station with two tracks and two opposed side platforms, with the station building located underneath. It is a standardized station building for this monorail line.

1 2

■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line

Takahatafudō, Tachikawa-Kita, Tamagawa-Jōsui, Kamikitadai

Surrounding area

The station sits at the heart of the planned Tama New Town suburb, and as such is home to most of the area's main commercial and municipal buildings. There are numerous shopping centers centered on a pedestrian mall on the station's south side. Sanrio Puroland is located (about 200 meters) south-east of the station.

History

• October 18, 1974: Keiō Tama-Center Station opens as a local, rapid, and commuter rapid stop with the extension of the Keiō Sagamihara Line.
• April 23, 1975: Odakyū Tama-Center Station opens as a local stop with the extension of the Odakyū Tama Line.
• May 28, 1992: Special express trains begin service on the Sagamihara Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• January 10, 2000: Tama Toshi Monorail Tama-Center Station opens.
• December 2, 2000: Special express Homeway and express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• March 25, 2001: On the Sagamihara Line, express trains begin service, stopping at Tama-Center; special express trains are abolished.
• March 23, 2002: Tama Express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• December 11, 2004: Section semi-express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• May 2005 – March 2006: Odakyū Tama-Center Station undergoes renovation.
• March 15, 2008: Special express Metro Homeway trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Keio station was used by an average of 90,353 passengers daily. During the same period, the Odakyu station was used by an average of 51,315 passengers daily.The Tama Monorail station was used by 37,449 passengers daily.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Tama-Center Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Keiō Tama-Center Station—Keiō Corporation (in Japanese)
• Odakyū Tama-Center Station—Odakyū Electric Railway (in Japanese)
• Tama Monorail Takahatafudō Station (in Japanese)