Tamako Station (多摩湖駅, Tamako-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
ST07 SY01 Tamako Station 多摩湖駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Tamako Station northern entrance in June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3 Tamako-cho 3, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0026 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°45′58″N 139°26′33″E / 35.766°N 139.4426°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 9.2 km from Kokubunji | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | ST07, SY01 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 December 1936 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2587 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editTamako Station is a terminus of the Seibu Tamako Line, and is located 9.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Kokubunji. A limited number of through services continue on to the Seibu Shinjuku line during the morning rush hour.[1] The station is also a terminus of the 2.8 kilometer Seibu Yamaguchi Line.
Station layout
editThe station has one island platform for the Seibu Tamako Line, part of which is cut away to form a bay platform for the Seibu Yamaguchi Line.
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 |  Seibu Tamako Line
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for Hagiyama and Kokubunji |
| 3 |  Seibu Yamaguchi Line
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for Seibukyūjō-mae |
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Seibu Tamako Line platforms, October 2021 -
Seibu Yamaguchi Line platform, October 2021
History
editThe station opened on 30 December 1936 as Murayama Chosuichi Station (村山貯水池駅).[2] It was renamed Sayama Kōen-mae Station (狭山公園前駅) on 1 April 1941, and renamed Tamako Station (多摩湖駅) on 1 November 1951.[2] The station was relocated 400 meters north to its present location on 20 September 1961, and was renamed Seibu-yūenchi Station (西武遊園地駅) on 25 March 1975.[2] On 13 March 2021 it was renamed to its current station name.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with this station becoming "ST07" for the Seibu Tamako Line and "SY01" for the Seibu Yamaguchi Line.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was the 84th busiest on the Seibu network, with an average of 2,587 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2005 | 3,431[5] |
| 2010 | 3,000[6] |
| 2015 | 2,589[7] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 駅の時刻表 [Station Timetable] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 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. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ 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 Tamako Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tamako Station (in Japanese)