Tama-Center Station

Tama-Center Station 多摩センター駅
Tama-Center Station (south entrance)
Location	Ochiai, Tama, Tokyo （東京都多摩市落合） Japan
Operated by	Keiō Corporation Odakyū Electric Railway Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail
Line(s)	Keiō Sagamihara Line Odakyū Tama Line Tama Toshi Monorail Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	Keiō Corporation: 1974 Odakyū Electric Railway: 1975 Tama Toshi Monorail: 2000
Traffic
Passengers	Keiō: 84,175 Odakyū: 44,827 Tama Toshi Monorail: 16,978[1] daily

Tama-Center Station (多摩センター駅 Tama-sentaa-eki) is a station on the Keiō Sagamihara Line, the Odakyū Tama Line, and the Tama Toshi Monorail Line located in Tama, Tokyo, Japan. 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 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 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. Two tracks serve two side platforms.

1 2

■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line

Takahatafudō, Tachikawa-Kita, Tamagawa-Jōsui, Kamikitadai

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Keiō Sagamihara Line
Keio-Nagayama		Local		Keiō-Horinouchi
Keio-Nagayama		Rapid		Keiō-Horinouchi
Keio-Nagayama		Semi Express		Keiō-Horinouchi
Keio-Nagayama		Express		Minami-Ōsawa
Keio-Nagayama		Semi Special Express		Minami-Ōsawa
Keio-Nagayama		Special Express		Minami-Ōsawa
Odakyū Tama Line
Odakyu-Nagayama		Local		Karakida
Odakyu-Nagayama		Section Semi-Express		Karakida
Odakyu-Nagayama		Express		Karakida
Odakyu-Nagayama		Tama Express		Karakida
Odakyu-Nagayama		Limited Express Romancecar		Karakida
Tama Toshi Monorail Line
Matsugaya		Local		Terminus

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.

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.

References

1. 第23期（平成20年4月から平成21年3月）決算概況及び駅別乗車人員（一日平均） Tama Toshi Monorail Co., Ltd. financial results, FY2008.

External links

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

Coordinates: 35°37′30″N 139°25′27″E / 35.6250594°N 139.4242877°E