Higashi-Yamatoshi Station | |
Native Name: | 東大和市駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 1-1415-1 Sakuragaoka, Higashiyamato-shi, Tokyo 207-0022 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.7329°N 139.434°W |
Operator: | Seibu Railway |
Line: | Seibu Haijima Line |
Distance: | 28.3 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Code: | SS32 |
Opened: | May 15, 1950 |
Former: | Ōmebashi (until 1979) |
Passengers: | 25,177 daily |
Pass Year: | FY 2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Tokyo#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Higashi-Yamatoshi Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
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.
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.
Trains run 04:55-00:40 weekdays and 04:55-00:25 weekends. The typical hourly weekday off-peak service is:
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.
The station opened on May 15, 1950, as, named after the intersection outside. It gained its current name on March 25, 1979, and was elevated on July 17, 1980.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Yamatoshi Station becoming "SS32".[1]
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 |
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2005 | 22,516[3] |
2010 | 23,379[4] |
2015 | 25,822[5] |