Tama Station

Tama Station
多磨駅

Station platforms, 2008
Location Fuchū, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Tamagawa Line
Other information
Station code SW03
History
Opened 1929
Previous names Tama-Bochi-mae
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 12,830 daily

Tama Station (多磨駅 Tama-eki) is a railway station in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan.

Lines

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Tamagawa Line
Shin-Koganei - Shiraitodai

History

The station opened on January 5, 1929, as Tama-Bochi-mae (多磨墓地前) Station and adopted its present name in 2001. The present station building has existed since 1988.[1][2] The station has the secondary name Tōkyō Gaidai-mae (東京外大前).[3]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tama Station becoming "SW03".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 62nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 12,830 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2009 12,830[6]
2010 12,873[7]
2011 12,401[8]
2012 12,475[5]
2013 12,830[5]

References

  1. 駅一覧 [List of stations] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. 年譜 [Chronological Record] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. 多磨駅 [Tama Station] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  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. February 23, 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 駅別乗降人員 2013(平成25)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  6. 駅別乗降人員 2009(平成21)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2009)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  7. 駅別乗降人員 2010(平成22)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  8. 駅別乗降人員 2011(平成23)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

External links

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


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