Tama Station
{{for|the station whose stationmaster was Tama the cat|Kishi Station (Wakayama)}}
{{short description|Railway station in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{SBSN|SW|03|size=50}}
Tama Station
| native_name = 多磨駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = TamaStation 20201223.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Tama Station, December 2020
| other_name =
| address = 3-42-2 Koyogaoka, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo 183-0004
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|35.6766|N|139.5171|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title, inline}}
| operator = 18px Seibu Railway
| line = 18px Seibu Tamagawa Line
| distance = 4.1 km from {{STN|Musashi-Sakai|x}}
| platforms = 1 side platforms
| tracks = 1
| connections =
| structure =
| code = SW03
| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/ekimap/tama/}}
| opened = 5 January 1929
| rebuilt =
| closed =
| former = Tama-Bochi-mae
| passengers = 13,757 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_dot_label = Tama Station
| map_type = Japan Tokyo#Japan
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Seibu Railway
|line=Tamagawa|left=Shiraitodai|note-left={{SBSN|SW|04|size=30}}|right=Shin-Koganei|note-right={{SBSN|SW|02|size=30}}}}
}}
file:TamaStation-platform 20201223.JPG
{{Nihongo|Tama Station|多磨駅|Tama-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Tama Station is served by the Seibu Tamagawa Line, and is 4.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Musashi-Sakai|x}}.
Station layout
The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a level crossing.
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Seibu Tamagawa Line|col=DarkOrange|lwidth=200|dir=for {{STN|Musashi-Sakai|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx=Seibu Tamagawa Line|col=DarkOrange|dir=for {{STN|Koremasa|x}}}}
History
The station opened on January 5, 1929, as {{Nihongo|Tama-Bochi-mae Station|多磨墓地前駅}}, and was renamed Tama Station in 2001. The station has the secondary name {{nihongo|Tōkyō Gaidai-mae|東京外大前||}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/tama/index.html|script-title=ja:多磨駅|trans-title=Tama Station|date=|website= |publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|format= pdf|accessdate= 28 August 2014}}
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tama Station becoming "SW03".{{cite web|url= http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|script-title= ja:西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します|trans-title= Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations|date= February 23, 2012|work= News Release|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 28 August 2014|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101130/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|archivedate= 24 September 2015}}
The station underwent significant reforms in 2019 and 2020. The external path between platforms, formerly an underpass, was sibstituted for a state-of-the-art overpass.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 62nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 13,757 passengers daily.{{cite web|url=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/eigyo/transfer/2019joukou.pdf|script-title=ja:駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均|trans-title=Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=6 January 2021}}
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
- Tama Cemetery
- Tokyo Racecourse
- Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
- National Police Academy
- Ajinomoto Stadium
- American School in Japan
See also
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|1=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/ekimap/tama/}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Seibu Tamagawa Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929