Tama-Center Station

Tama-Center Station (多摩センター駅, Tama-sentaa-eki) is a station on the Keiō Sagamihara Line, the Odakyū Tama Line, and the Tama Toshi Monorail Line located in Tama, Tokyo, Japan. The stations are formally known as Keiō Tama-Center (Keiō), Odakyū Tama-Center (Odakyū), and Tama-Center (Tama Monorail).

KO41 Tama-Center Station 多摩センター駅
Tama-Center Station (south entrance)
Location	Ochiai 1-chome, Tama-shi, Tokyo （東京都多摩市落合1丁目） Japan
Operated by	Keiō Corporation Odakyū Electric Railway Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail
Line(s)	Keiō Sagamihara Line Odakyū Tama Line ■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line
Platforms	4 island + 2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	KO41 (Keio), OT06 (Odakyu)
History
Opened	Keiō Corporation: 1974 Odakyū Electric Railway: 1975 Tama Toshi Monorail: 2000
Traffic
Passengers	Keiō: 84,354[1] Odakyū: 48,916 Tama Toshi Monorail: 18,105[2]> daily
Services
Preceding station   Keio Corporation   Following station Minami-ōsawa KO43 toward Hashimoto Keio Liner Keio-Nagayama KO40 toward Shinjuku Sagamihara Line Special Express Semi Special Express Sagamihara Line Express Keio-Nagayama KO40 toward Shinjuku or Motoyawata Keiō-Horinouchi KO42 toward Hashimoto Sagamihara Line Semi Express Rapid Local Odakyu Karakida Terminus Tama Line Rapid Express Commuter Express Odakyu-Nagayama toward Shinjuku Tama Line Express Local Odakyu-Nagayama toward Shinjuku or Ayase Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Terminus Tama Toshi Monorail Line Matsugaya (TT-02) toward Kamikitadai

Stations

Keiō Corporation (Keiō Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on October 18, 1974. Four elevated tracks serve two island platforms. All trains stop at this station.

1, 2	■ Keiō Sagamihara Line	Hashimoto
3, 4	■ Keiō Sagamihara Line	Chōfu, Meidaimae, Sasazuka, Shinjuku, Toei Shinjuku Line

Odakyū Electric Railway (Odakyū Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on April 23, 1975. Two elevated tracks serve two island platforms. All trains stop at this station.

1	■ Odakyū Tama Line	Karakida
2	■ Odakyū Tama Line	Shin-Yurigaoka, Shinjuku, Chiyoda Line, Odawara, Katase-Enoshima

Tama Toshi Monorail (Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on January 10, 2000. This is a raised station with two tracks and two opposed side platforms, with the station building located underneath. It is a standardized station building for this monorail line.

1 2

■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line

Takahatafudō, Tachikawa-Kita, Tamagawa-Jōsui, Kamikitadai

Surrounding area

The station sits at the heart of the planned Tama New Town suburb, and as such is home to most of the area's main commercial and municipal buildings. There are numerous shopping centers centered on a pedestrian mall on the station's south side. Sanrio Puroland is located (about 200 meters) south-east of the station.

History

• October 18, 1974: Keiō Tama-Center Station opens as a local, rapid, and commuter rapid stop with the extension of the Keiō Sagamihara Line.
• April 23, 1975: Odakyū Tama-Center Station opens as a local stop with the extension of the Odakyū Tama Line.
• May 28, 1992: Special express trains begin service on the Sagamihara Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• January 10, 2000: Tama Toshi Monorail Tama-Center Station opens.
• December 2, 2000: Special express Homeway and express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• March 25, 2001: On the Sagamihara Line, express trains begin service, stopping at Tama-Center; special express trains are abolished.
• March 23, 2002: Tama Express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• December 11, 2004: Section semi-express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• May 2005 – March 2006: Odakyū Tama-Center Station undergoes renovation.
• March 15, 2008: Special express Metro Homeway trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.

References

1. 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Daily station usage figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
2. 駅別乗車人員（一日平均） Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Keiō Tama-Center Station—Keiō Corporation (in Japanese)
• Odakyū Tama-Center Station—Odakyū Electric Railway (in Japanese)
• Tama Monorail Takahatafudō Station (in Japanese)