Tamako_Station Knowpia

ST07 SY01
Tamako Station

多摩湖駅
ST07 SY01 ; Tamako Station; 多摩湖駅
	Tamako Station northern entrance in June 2021
General information
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
Line(s)	Seibu Yamaguchi Line; Seibu Tamako Line;
Distance	9.2 km from Kokubunji
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	ST07, SY01
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 December 1936
Previous names	Murayama Chosuichi Station (to 1941); Sayama Kōen-mae Station (to 1951); Tamako Station(to 1975); Seibu-yūenchi Station(to 2021);
Passengers
FY2019	2587
Services
Location
	Tamako Station Location within Tokyo Tamako Station Tamako Station (Japan)

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.

Lines edit

Tamako 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 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 edit

The 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	for Hagiyama and Kokubunji
3	Seibu Yamaguchi Line	for Seibukyūjō-mae

Seibu Tamako Line platforms, October 2021
Seibu Yamaguchi Line platform, October 2021

History edit

The 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 edit

In 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
2005	3,431^[5]
2010	3,000^[6]
2015	2,589^[7]

References 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.