Seibu-Yūenchi Station

Seibu-Yūenchi Station (西武遊園地駅, Seibu-Yūenchi eki) is a railway station in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

ST07 SY01 Seibu-Yūenchi Station 西武遊園地駅
Seibu-Yūenchi Station northern entrance in March 2016
Location	3 Tamako-cho 3, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Yamaguchi Line Seibu Tamako Line
Distance	9.2 km from Kokubunji
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	ST07, SY01
Website	www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/seibu-yuenchi/index.html
History
Opened	30 December 1936
Previous names	Murayama Chosuichi Station (to 1941) Sayama Kōen-mae Station (to 1951) Tamako Station(to 1975)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	2,592 daily
Location
ST07 SY01 Seibu-Yūenchi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Seibu-Yūenchi Station is a terminus of the Seibu Tamako Line, and is located 9.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Kokubunji. A limited number of through services to the Seibu Shinjuku line during the morning rush hour.[1] The station is also a terminus of the 2.8 kilometer Seibu Yamaguchi Line.

Station layout

The station has one island platform for the Seibu Tamako Line, part of which is cut away to form a bay platform for the Seibu Yamaguchi Line.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Seibu Tamako Line	for Kokubunji
3	■ Seibu Yamaguchi Line	for Seibukyūjō-mae

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Seibu Tamako Line
Musashi-Yamato		Local	Terminus
Seibu Yamaguchi Line
Musashi-Yamato			Yūenchi-Nishi

History

The station opened on 30 December 1936 as Murayama Chosuichi Station (村山貯水池駅).[2] It was renamed Sayama Kōen-mae Station (狭山公園前駅) on 1 April 1941, and renamed Tamako Station (多摩湖) on 1 November 1951.[2] The station was relocated 400 meters north to its present location on 20 September 1961, and was renamed Seibu-Yūenchi Station on 25 March 1975.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Seibu-Yūenchi Station becoming "ST07" for the Seibu Tamako Line and "SY01" for the Seibu Yamaguchi Line.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was the least used on the Tamako Line and the 84th busiest on the Seibu network as a whole with an average of 2,592 passengers daily.[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2009	3,073[5]
2010	3,000[6]
2011	3,079[7]
2012	3,049[8]
2013	2,696[8]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 駅の時刻表 [Station Timetable] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. 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. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
4. 駅別乗降人員　2014（平成26）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
5. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
6. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
7. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 1, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
8. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

External links

• Seibu-Yūenchi Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)