Higashi-Murayama Station Explained


Higashi-Murayama Station
Native Name:東村山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-3-32 Honchō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0014
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.7605°N 139.4659°W
Operator: Seibu Railway
Distance:26.0 km from
Platforms:3 island platforms
Code:SS21, SK05
Opened:21 December 1894
Passengers:48,934 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:Higashi-Murayama Station

is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Higashi-Murayama Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line, the Seibu Kokubunji Line, and the Seibuen Line. It is 26.0 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Seibu Shinjuku Line at Seibu Shinjuku Station and 7.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Seibu Kokubunji Line at Kokubunji Station.[1] All trains (including limited express services) stop at this station.[2] It is also the terminus station of the Seibuen Line.

Station layout

Higashi-Murayama Station has two entrances, east and west, with one set of ticket barriers located centrally above the tracks. The platforms are connected by three overhead passageways. The station has three island platforms serving six tracks.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 21 December 1894.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Murayama Station becoming "SS21" for the Shinjuku Line and "SK05" for the Kokubunji and Seibuen Lines.[3]

In 2015, construction began on a new elevated station facility for all lines.[4] The relocation of all services into the new elevated structure is scheduled to take place in 2024.[5]

Accidents

On 24 December 2011, at 16:40, the seventh car of an 8-car train forming a service from Seibuen to Seibu-Shinjuku derailed as the train approached the station, blocking the line for the rest of the day. None of the approximately 450 passengers on board were injured in the accident.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 19th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,934 passengers daily.[7]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
200530,684[8]
2010 32,675[9]
2015 33,991[10]

Surrounding area

To the east of the station is an Ito-Yokado department store, the Central Public Civic Hall, and Higashimurayama Central Post Office as well as Higashimurayama City Hall.

Buses for Tachikawa Station depart from the west side of the station. A bus departs from the east side to make a loop within Higashimurayama.[11] Taxis depart from both sides, also.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 202. 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Web site: 停車駅のご案内. Seibu Railway. 5 August 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130808090505/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/redarrow/ekimap/index.html. 8 August 2013.
  3. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf. ja: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. 23 February 2012. News Release. Seibu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 2 April 2013. dead. 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. 24 September 2015.
  4. Web site: 29 January 2015 . 西武鉄道新宿線、国分寺線及び西武園線（東村山駅付近）の連続立体交差事業と鉄道付属街路事業に関する「事業及び工事説明会」を開催しました。 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926102532/https://www.city.higashimurayama.tokyo.jp/shisei/machi/machidukuri/higashimurayama_inde/news.files/higashimurayama_news33.pdf . 26 September 2021 . 20 October 2022 . Higashi Murayama City Online.
  5. Web site: 事後調査計画の見直し . https://web.archive.org/web/20220327082634/https://assess-toshokohyo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/uploads/web_public/286_seibusen/41/41202128621.pdf . 27 March 2022 . 20 October 2022 . metro.tokyo.lg.jp.
  6. Web site: http://mainichi.jp/select/jiken/news/20111225ddm041040079000c.html . ja:鉄道事故：西武新宿線が脱線　一部区間、終電まで不通－－東京・東村山駅 . Rail accident: Seibu Shinjuku Line partially closed due to derailment . 24 December 2011 . mainichi.jp . The Mainichi Newspapers . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20120114162645/http://mainichi.jp/select/jiken/news/20111225ddm041040079000c.html . 14 January 2012 . 25 December 2011 . dead.
  7. Web site: https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/eigyo/transfer/2019joukou.pdf. ja:駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均. Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019). Japanese. Japan. Seibu Railway. 6 January 2021.
  8. Web site: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2005/tn05qyti0510u.htm. ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信. Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  9. Web site: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2010/tn10q3i004.htm. ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成22年. Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  10. Web site: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2015/tn14q3i004.htm. ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信. Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  11. Web site: ja:東村山青葉恩多町線〜運行系統図 . Ginga Tetsudo website . http://www.gintetsu.co.jp/rosen_aoba_onta.html . 2008 . 25 December 2011 . Japanese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004080828/http://www.gintetsu.co.jp/rosen_aoba_onta.html . 4 October 2011.

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