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{{short description|Railway station in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name ={{SBSN|SS|21|size=50}} {{SBSN|SK|05|size=50}}<br>Higashi-Murayama Station
| name ={{SBSN|SS|21|size=50}} {{SBSN|SK|05|size=50}}<br />Higashi-Murayama Station
| native_name = 東村山駅
| native_name = 東村山駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| native_name_lang = ja
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| caption = The east entrance, July 2015
| caption = The east entrance, July 2015
| other_name =
| other_name =
| address = 2-3-32 Honchō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo<br />{{Nihongo2|(東京都東村山市本町2-3-32)}}
| address = 2-3-32 Honchō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0014
| country = Japan
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35|45|37.76|N|139|27|57.11|E|source:kowiki_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| coordinates =
| operator = [[File:SeibuRailway mark.svg|18px]] [[Seibu Railway]]
| operator = [[File:SeibuRailway mark.svg|18px]] [[Seibu Railway]]
| line = {{Plainlist|
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[File:SeibuShinjuku.svg|18px]] [[Seibu Shinjuku Line]]
* [[File:SeibuShinjuku.svg|18px]] [[Seibu Shinjuku Line]]
* [[File:SeibuKokubunji.jpg|18px]] [[Seibu Kokubunji Line]]
* [[File:SeibuKokubunji.svg|18px]] [[Seibu Kokubunji Line]]
* [[File:SeibuKokubunji.jpg|18px]] [[Seibu Seibu-en Line]]
* [[File:SeibuKokubunji.svg|18px]] [[Seibu Seibuen Line]]
}}
}}
| distance = 26.0 km from {{STN|Seibu-Shinjuku}}
| platforms = 3 island platforms
| platforms = 3 island platforms
| connections = {{Plainlist|
| connections = {{Plainlist|
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| structure =
| structure =
| code = SS21, SK05
| code = SS21, SK05
| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/station/higashi-murayama/}}
| opened = 1894
| opened = 21 December 1894
| closed =
| closed =
| former =
| former =
| passengers = 46,831 daily
| passengers = 48,934 daily
| pass_year = FY2014
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Tokyo
| map_type = Japan Tokyo#Japan
| map_dot_label = Higashi-Murayama Station
| map_dot_label = Higashi-Murayama Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations
|system2=Seibu Railway|line2=Koedo|left2=Tokorozawa|note-left2={{SBSN|SS|22|size=25}}|right2=Takadanobaba|note-right2={{SBSN|SS|02|size=25}}
|line3=Shinjuku|left3=Tokorozawa|note-left3={{SBSN|SS|22|size=25}}|note-mid3={{SLL|Rapid Express|c=violet|t=#000}}|right3=Tanashi|oneway-right3=yes
|line4=Shinjuku|left4=Tokorozawa|oneway-left4=yes|note-mid4={{SLL|Commuter Express|c=gold|t=#000}}|right4=Tanashi|note-right4={{SBSN|SS|17|size=25}}
|line5=Shinjuku|left5=Tokorozawa|note-left5={{SBSN|SS|22|size=30}}|note-mid5={{SLL|Express|c=darkorange|t=#000}}{{SLL|Semi Express|c=mediumaquamarine|t=#000}}{{SLL|Local|c=gray|t=#FFF}}|right5=Kumegawa|note-right5={{SBSN|SS|20|size=30}}
|line6=Kokubunji|right6=Ogawa|note-right6={{SBSN|SK|04|size=30}}
|line7=Seibuen|left7=Seibuen|note-left7={{SBSN|SK|06|size=30}}
}}
}}
}}


{{nihongo|'''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]].
{{nihongo|'''Higashi-Murayama Station'''|東村山駅|Higashi-Murayama-eki}} is a junction passenger [[railway station]] located in the city of [[Higashimurayama, Tokyo]], Japan, operated by the [[private railway]] operator [[Seibu Railway]].


==Lines==
==Lines==
Higashi-Murayama Station is served by the [[Seibu Shinjuku Line]], the [[Seibu Kokubunji Line]], and the [[Seibu Seibu-en Line|Seibu-en Line]]. It is 26.0 km from the Tokyo [[terminal station|terminus]] of the Seibu Shinjuku Line at [[Seibu Shinjuku Station]] and 7.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Seibu Kokubunji Line at [[Kokubunji Station]].<ref name="terada2002">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 202| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}</ref> All trains including [[limited express]] services stop at this station.<ref name='LE'>{{cite web|url=http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/redarrow/ekimap/index.html|title=停車駅のご案内|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=August 5, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808090505/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/redarrow/ekimap/index.html|archivedate=8 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It is also the terminus station of the Seibu-en Line.
Higashi-Murayama Station is served by the [[Seibu Shinjuku Line]], the [[Seibu Kokubunji Line]], and the [[Seibu Seibuen Line|Seibuen Line]]. It is 26.0&nbsp;km from the Tokyo [[terminal station|terminus]] of the Seibu Shinjuku Line at [[Seibu Shinjuku Station]] and 7.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Seibu Kokubunji Line at [[Kokubunji Station]].<ref name="terada2002">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 202| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}</ref> All trains (including [[limited express]] services) stop at this station.<ref name='LE'>{{cite web|url=http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/redarrow/ekimap/index.html|title=停車駅のご案内|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=5 August 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808090505/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/redarrow/ekimap/index.html|archivedate=8 August 2013}}</ref> It is also the terminus station of the Seibuen Line.


==Station layout==
==Station layout==
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===Platforms===
===Platforms===
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1/2|first=2|name=Seibu Kokubunji Line|col=ForestGreen|dir=for {{STN|Ogawa|Tokyo}} and {{STN|Kokubunji}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=1/2|first=2|name=Seibu Kokubunji Line|symbol=[[file:SeibuKokubunji.svg|18px]]|dir=for {{STN|Ogawa|Tokyo}} and {{STN|Kokubunji}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=3|span=2|linename=Seibu Shinjuku Line|linecol=DarkTurquoise
{{jpfm|pfn=3|span=2|name=Seibu Shinjuku Line|symbol=[[file:SeibuShinjuku.svg|18px]]|dir=for {{STN|Tokorozawa}} and {{STN|Hon-Kawagoe}}}}
{{jpfm|name=Seibu Seibuen Line|symbol=[[file:SeibuKokubunji.svg|18px]]|dir=for {{STN|Seibuen}}}}
|dir=for {{STN|Tokorozawa}} and {{STN|Hon-Kawagoe}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=4|name=Seibu Shinjuku Line|symbol=[[file:SeibuShinjuku.svg|18px]]|dir=for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe}}
{{ja-rail-linem|linename=Seibu Seibu-en Line|linecol=DarkTurquoise|
{{jpf|pfn=5/6|first=3|name=Seibu Shinjuku Line|symbol=[[file:SeibuShinjuku.svg|18px]]|dir=for {{STN|Tanashi}}, {{STN|Takadanobaba}}, and {{STN|Seibu-Shinjuku}}}}
dir=for {{STN|Seibuen}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|nidx=Seibu Shinjuku Line|col=DarkTurquoise|dir=for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=5/6|first=3|nidx=Seibu Shinjuku Line|col=DarkTurquoise|dir=for {{STN|Tanashi}}, {{STN|Takadanobaba}}, and {{STN|Seibu Shinjuku}}}}


<gallery>
<gallery>
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File:Higashimurayama-Sta-Platform.JPG|The platforms, July 2015
File:Higashimurayama-Sta-Platform.JPG|The platforms, July 2015
</gallery>
</gallery>

==Adjacent stations==
{{service rail start}}
{{j-route|route=Seibu Shinjuku Line|col=DarkTurquoise}}
{{j-rserv|service=''Koedo'' limited express<ref name='LE'></ref>|col=Red|previous={{STN|Takadanobaba}}|next={{STN|Tokorozawa}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Commuter express|col=Gold|previous={{STN|Tanashi}}|next=Tokorozawa}}
{{j-rserv|service=Express|col=DarkOrange|previous={{STN|Kumegawa}}|next=Tokorozawa}}
{{j-rserv|service=Semi express|col=MediumAquamarine|previous=Kumegawa|next=Tokorozawa}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=DarkGray|previous=Kumegawa|next=Tokorozawa}}
{{j-route|route=Seibu Kokubunji Line|col=ForestGreen|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=DarkGray|previous={{STN|Ogawa|Tokyo}}|next=}}
{{j-route|route=Seibu Seibu-en Line|col=ForestGreen}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=DarkGray|previous=|next={{STN|Seibuen}}}}
{{end box}}


==History==
==History==
The station opened on 21 December 1894.<ref name="terada2002"/>
The station opened on 21 December 1894.<ref name="terada2002"/>


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.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|script-title= ja:西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します|trans-title=Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations|date= 23 February 2012|work= News Release|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 2 April 2013|url-status= dead|archiveurl= 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|archivedate= 24 September 2015|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
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 Seibuen Lines.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|script-title= ja:西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します|trans-title=Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations|date= 23 February 2012|work= News Release|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 2 April 2013|url-status= dead|archiveurl= 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|archivedate= 24 September 2015}}</ref>

In 2015, construction began on a new elevated station facility for all lines.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 January 2015 |title=西武鉄道新宿線、国分寺線及び西武園線(東村山駅付近)の連続立体交差事業と鉄道付属街路事業に関する「事業及び工事説明会」を開催しました。 |url=https://www.city.higashimurayama.tokyo.jp/shisei/machi/machidukuri/higashimurayama_inde/news.files/higashimurayama_news33.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926102532/https://www.city.higashimurayama.tokyo.jp/shisei/machi/machidukuri/higashimurayama_inde/news.files/higashimurayama_news33.pdf |archive-date=26 September 2021 |access-date=20 October 2022 |website=Higashi Murayama City Online}}</ref> The relocation of all services into the new elevated structure is scheduled to take place in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=事後調査計画の見直し |url=https://assess-toshokohyo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/uploads/web_public/286_seibusen/41/41202128621.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327082634/https://assess-toshokohyo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/uploads/web_public/286_seibusen/41/41202128621.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2022 |access-date=20 October 2022 |website=metro.tokyo.lg.jp}}</ref><gallery>
File:Higashimurayama-Sta 202008.jpg|Construction of the new elevated station as seen in August 2020
</gallery>


==Accidents==
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/select/jiken/news/20111225ddm041040079000c.html |script-title=ja:鉄道事故:西武新宿線が脱線 一部区間、終電まで不通--東京・東村山駅 |trans-title=Rail accident: Seibu Shinjuku Line partially closed due to derailment |date=24 December 2011 |work=mainichi.jp |publisher=The Mainichi Newspapers |location=Japan |language=Japanese |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114162645/http://mainichi.jp/select/jiken/news/20111225ddm041040079000c.html |archivedate=14 January 2012 |accessdate=25 December 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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 were injured in the accident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/select/jiken/news/20111225ddm041040079000c.html |script-title=ja:鉄道事故:西武新宿線が脱線 一部区間、終電まで不通--東京・東村山駅 |trans-title=Rail accident: Seibu Shinjuku Line partially closed due to derailment |date=24 December 2011 |work=mainichi.jp |publisher=The Mainichi Newspapers |location=Japan |language=Japanese |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114162645/http://mainichi.jp/select/jiken/news/20111225ddm041040079000c.html |archivedate=14 January 2012 |accessdate=25 December 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Passenger statistics==
==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2014, the station was the 20th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 46,831 passengers daily.<ref name="stats2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2015/06/03/2014jyoukou.pdf|script-title=ja:駅別乗降人員 2014(平成26)年度 1日平均|trans-title=Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=17 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308095356/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2015/06/03/2014jyoukou.pdf|archivedate=8 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 19th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,934 passengers daily.<ref name="Seibustats2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/eigyo/transfer/2019joukou.pdf|script-title=ja:駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均|trans-title=Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=6 January 2021}}</ref>

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Fiscal year !! Daily average
! Fiscal year !! Daily average
|-
|-
| 2009|| 45,593<ref name="stats2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2010joukou.pdf|script-title=ja:駅別乗降人員 2010(平成22)度 1日平均|trans-title=Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=18 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626044558/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2010joukou.pdf|archivedate=26 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| 2005|| 30,684<ref name="stats2005">{{cite web|url=https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2005/tn05qyti0510u.htm|script-title=ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成17 9 運輸及び通信|trans-title=Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Tokyo Metropolitan Government|accessdate=26 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2010 ||32,675<ref name="stats2010">{{cite web|url=https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2010/tn10q3i004.htm|script-title=ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成22年|trans-title=Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Tokyo Metropolitan Government|accessdate=26 March 2021}}</ref>
| 2010 || 45,786<ref name="stats2010"/>
|-
|-
| 2011 || 45,705<ref name="stats2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/05/31/2011joukou.pdf|script-title=ja:駅別乗降人員 2011(平成23)度 1日平均|trans-title=Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=18 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101063659/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/05/31/2011joukou.pdf|archivedate=1 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| 2015 ||33,991<ref name="stats2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2015/tn14q3i004.htm|script-title=ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成27 9 運輸及び通信|trans-title=Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Tokyo Metropolitan Government|accessdate=26 March 2021}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2012 || 46,347<ref name="stats2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/06/05/2013jyoukou.pdf|script-title=ja:駅別乗降人員 2013(平成25)年度 1日平均|trans-title=Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=18 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171300/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/06/05/2013jyoukou.pdf|archivedate=14 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || 47,246<ref name="stats2013"/>
|}
|}


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


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.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:東村山青葉恩多町線〜運行系統図 |work=Ginga Tetsudo website |url=http://www.gintetsu.co.jp/rosen_aoba_onta.html |date=2008 |accessdate=25 December 2011 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004080828/http://www.gintetsu.co.jp/rosen_aoba_onta.html |archivedate=4 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Taxis depart from both sides, also.
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.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:東村山青葉恩多町線〜運行系統図 |work=Ginga Tetsudo website |url=http://www.gintetsu.co.jp/rosen_aoba_onta.html |date=2008 |accessdate=25 December 2011 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004080828/http://www.gintetsu.co.jp/rosen_aoba_onta.html |archivedate=4 October 2011}}</ref> Taxis depart from both sides, also.


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Higashi-Murayama Station}}
{{commons category-inline|Higashi-Murayama Station}}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130807060706/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/higashi-murayama/index.html Seibu Station information] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/station/higashi-murayama/ Seibu Station information] {{in lang|ja}}


{{Seibu Shinjuku Line}}
{{Seibu Shinjuku Line}}
{{Seibu Kokubunji Line}}
{{Seibu Kokubunji Line}}
{{Seibu Seibu-en Line}}
{{Seibu Seibuen Line}}


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[[Category:Seibu Shinjuku Line]]
[[Category:Seibu Kokubunji Line]]
[[Category:Seibu Kokubunji Line]]
[[Category:Seibu Seibuen Line]]
[[Category:Seibu Seibuen Line]]
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[[Category:Higashimurayama, Tokyo]]
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Latest revision as of 08:41, 4 September 2024

SS21 SK05
Higashi-Murayama Station

東村山駅
The east entrance, July 2015
General information
Location2-3-32 Honchō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0014
Japan
Coordinates35°45′37.76″N 139°27′57.11″E / 35.7604889°N 139.4658639°E / 35.7604889; 139.4658639
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s)
Distance26.0 km from Seibu-Shinjuku
Platforms3 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeSS21, SK05
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 December 1894
Passengers
FY201948,934 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Tokorozawa
SS22
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Koedo Takadanobaba
SS02
Shinjuku Line
Rapid Express
Tanashi
One-way operation
Tokorozawa
One-way operation
Shinjuku Line
Commuter Express
Tanashi
SS17
Tokorozawa
SS22
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Shinjuku Line
Express
Semi Express
Local
Kumegawa
SS20
Terminus Kokubunji Line Ogawa
SK04
towards Kokubunji
Seibuen
SK06
Terminus
Seibuen Line Terminus
Location
Higashi-Murayama Station is located in Tokyo
Higashi-Murayama Station
Higashi-Murayama Station
Location within Tokyo
Higashi-Murayama Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Murayama Station
Higashi-Murayama Station
Higashi-Murayama Station (Japan)

Higashi-Murayama Station (東村山駅, Higashi-Murayama-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

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Higashi-Murayama Station is served by the Seibu Shinjuku Line, the Seibu Kokubunji Line, and the Seibuen Line. It is 26.0 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Seibu Shinjuku Line at Seibu Shinjuku Station and 7.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Seibu Kokubunji Line at Kokubunji Station.[1] All trains (including limited express services) stop at this station.[2] It is also the terminus station of the Seibuen Line.

Station layout

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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. The station has three island platforms serving six tracks.

Platforms

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1/2  Seibu Kokubunji Line for Ogawa and Kokubunji
3  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe
 Seibu Seibuen Line for Seibuen
4  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe
5/6  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku

History

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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 Seibuen Lines.[3]

In 2015, construction began on a new elevated station facility for all lines.[4] The relocation of all services into the new elevated structure is scheduled to take place in 2024.[5]

Accidents

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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 were injured in the accident.[6]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was the 19th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,934 passengers daily.[7]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2005 30,684[8]
2010 32,675[9]
2015 33,991[10]

Surrounding area

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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ "停車駅のご案内". Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  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 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ "西武鉄道新宿線、国分寺線及び西武園線(東村山駅付近)の連続立体交差事業と鉄道付属街路事業に関する「事業及び工事説明会」を開催しました。" (PDF). Higashi Murayama City Online. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  5. ^ "事後調査計画の見直し" (PDF). metro.tokyo.lg.jp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. ^ 鉄道事故:西武新宿線が脱線 一部区間、終電まで不通--東京・東村山駅 [Rail accident: Seibu Shinjuku Line partially closed due to derailment]. mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 24 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  7. ^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  10. ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ 東村山青葉恩多町線〜運行系統図. Ginga Tetsudo website (in Japanese). 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
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