Tama Station

Tama Station 多磨駅
Tama Station platforms, 2008
Location	3-42-2 Koyogaoka, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo (東京都府中市紅葉丘三丁目42-2) Japan
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Tamagawa Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	SW03
History
Opened	1929
Previous names	Tama-Bochi-mae
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	13,460 daily

Tama Station (多磨駅 Tama-eki) is a railway station in 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 terminus of the line at Musashi-Sakai in Tokyo.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Seibu Tamagawa Line	for Musashi-Sakai
2	■ Seibu Tamagawa Line	for Koremasa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Seibu Tamagawa Line
Shin-Koganei		-	Shiraitodai

History

The station opened on January 5, 1929, as Tama-Bochi-mae (多磨墓地前) Station and adopted its present name in 2001. The present station building has existed since 1988.^[1][2] The station has the secondary name Tōkyō Gaidai-mae (東京外大前).^[3]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Tama Station becoming "SW03".^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was the 61st busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 13,460 passengers daily.^[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2009	12,830[6]
2010	12,873[7]
2011	12,401[8]
2012	12,475[9]
2013	12,830[9]

Surrounding area

• Tama Cemetery
• Tokyo Racecourse
• Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
• National Police Academy
• Ajinomoto Stadium

References

1. 駅一覧 [List of stations] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
2. 年譜 [Chronological Record] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
3. 多磨駅 [Tama Station] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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. February 23, 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
5. 駅別乗降人員　2014（平成25）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
6. 駅別乗降人員　2009（平成21）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2009)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
7. 駅別乗降人員　2010（平成22）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
8. 駅別乗降人員　2011（平成23）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
9. 駅別乗降人員　2013（平成25）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

External links

• Tama Station information (Seibu Railway) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°40′36″N 139°31′02″E / 35.6766°N 139.5171°E