Tamako Station (多摩湖駅) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Tamako 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 continue on to the Seibu Shinjuku line during the morning rush hour. 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

History

The station opened on 30 December 1936 as Murayama Chosuichi Station (村山貯水池駅). It was renamed Sayama Kōen-mae Station (狭山公園前駅) on 1 April 1941, and renamed Tamako Station (多摩湖駅) on 1 November 1951. The station was relocated 400 meters north to its present location on 20 September 1961, and was renamed Seibu-yūenchi Station (西武遊園地駅) on 25 March 1975. On 13 March 2021 it was renamed to its current station name. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with this station becoming "ST07" for the Seibu Tamako Line and "SY01" for the Seibu Yamaguchi Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 84th busiest on the Seibu network, with an average of 2,587 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.