Higashi-Murayama Station

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Higashi-Murayama Station
東村山駅
Higashimurayama-Sta-E.JPG
The east entrance, July 2015
Location 2-3-32 Honchō, Higashimurayama, Tokyo
（東京都東村山市本町2-3-32）
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
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  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station code SS21, SK05
History
Opened 1894
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 47,246 daily

Higashi-Murayama Station (東村山駅 Higashi-Murayama-eki?) is a railway station in 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 Seibu-en Line. It is 26.0 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Seibu Shinjuku Line at Seibu Shinjuku Station.[1] All trains including limited express services stop at this station.[2]

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.

Platforms

The station has three island platforms serving six tracks.

1/2 ■ Seibu Kokubunji Line for Ogawa and Kokubunji
3 ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe
■ Seibu Seibu-en Line for Seibuen
4 ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe
5/6 ■ Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu Shinjuku
  • Higashimurayama Station West 2009.jpg

    The west side of the station, September 2009

  • The ticket barriers, July 2015

  • The platforms, July 2015

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Shinjuku Line
Takadanobaba   Koedo limited express[2]   Tokorozawa
Tanashi   Commuter express   Tokorozawa
Kumegawa   Express   Tokorozawa
Kumegawa   Semi express   Tokorozawa
Kumegawa   Local   Tokorozawa
Seibu Kokubunji Line
Ogawa   Local   Terminus
Seibu Seibu-en Line
Terminus   Local   Seibuen

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 Seibu-en Lines.[3]

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 was injured in the accident.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 20th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 47,246 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2009 45,593[6]
2010 45,786[6]
2011 45,705[7]
2012 46,347[5]
2013 47,246[5]

Surrounding area

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

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.[8] Taxis depart from both sides, also.

See also

References

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