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SS32
Higashi-Yamatoshi Station

東大和市駅
SS32 ; Higashi-Yamatoshi Station; 東大和市駅
	Higashi-Yamatoshi Station in May 2020
General information
Location	1-1415-1 Sakuragaoka, Higashiyamato-shi, Tokyo 207-0022; Japan
Coordinates	35°43′58″N 139°26′02″E / 35.7329°N 139.4340°E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Haijima Line
Distance	28.3 km from Seibu-Shinjuku
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	;
Other information
Station code	SS32
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 15, 1950
Previous names	Ōmebashi (until 1979)
Passengers
FY 2019	25,177 daily
Services
Location
	Higashi-Yamatoshi Station Location within Tokyo Higashi-Yamatoshi Station Higashi-Yamatoshi Station (Japan)

Higashi-Yamatoshi Station (東大和市駅, Higashiyamatoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines edit

Higashi-Yamatoshi Station is served by the Seibu Haijima Line, and is located 5.7 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Kodaira Station.

Station layout edit

There are two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks on the second floor, accessed by stairs, escalators and lifts, with the station building and ticket gates underneath at ground level.

Platforms edit

1	Haijima Line	for Haijima
2	Haijima Line	for Hagiyama, Kodaira and Seibu-Shinjuku

Services edit

Trains run 04:55-00:40 weekdays and 04:55-00:25 weekends. The typical hourly weekday off-peak service is:

6 trains calling at all stations to Kodaira, of which:
- 3 continue as Expresses to Seibu-Shinjuku, calling at all stations to Tanashi, then Kami-Shakujii, Saginomiya, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku
6 trains to Tamagawa-Jōsui, of which:
- 4 continue to Haijima, calling at all stations

Typical journey times are 9 minutes to Kodaira, 12 minutes to Haijima, and 37 minutes to Seibu-Shinjuku on the direct Express trains. The off-peak Local trains to Kodaira connect there to Express trains from Hon-Kawagoe to Seibu-Shinjuku. During the morning and evening rush hours on weekdays, Semi-Express trains run to Seibu-Shinjuku, calling at all stations to Kami-Shakujii, then Saginomiya, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku, with a total journey time of between 37 and 48 minutes.

History edit

The station opened on May 15, 1950, as Ōmebashi Station (青梅橋駅), named after the intersection outside. It gained its current name on March 25, 1979, and was elevated on July 17, 1980.^{[citation needed]}

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Yamatoshi Station becoming "SS32".^[1]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 42nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 25,177 passengers daily.^[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2005	22,516^[3]
2010	23,379^[4]
2015	25,822^[5]

References edit

^ 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 22 August 2014.
^ 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.