Tama Station Explained

Tama Station
Native Name:	多磨駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	3-42-2 Koyogaoka, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo 183-0004
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Seibu Railway
Line:	Seibu Tamagawa Line
Distance:	4.1 km from
Platforms:	1 side platforms
Tracks:	1
Code:	SW03
Opened:	5 January 1929
Former:	Tama-Bochi-mae
Passengers:	13,757 daily
Pass Year:	FY2019
Map Dot Label:	Tama Station
Map Type:	Japan Tokyo#Japan

thumb|right|260px|Platforms 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 .

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

History

The station opened on January 5, 1929, as, and was renamed Tama Station in 2001. The station has the secondary name .^[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tama Station becoming "SW03".^[2]

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.^[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2005	11,901^[4]
2010	12,475^[5]
2015	13,807^[6]

Surrounding area

Tama Cemetery
Tokyo Racecourse
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
National Police Academy
Ajinomoto Stadium
American School in Japan

Notes and References

Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/tama/index.html. ja:多磨駅. Tama Station. Seibu Railway. Japan. Japanese. pdf. 28 August 2014.
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. February 23, 2012. News Release. Seibu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 28 August 2014. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.