Operated by Seibu Railway Station code ST07, SY01 Opened 30 December 1936 | Distance 9.2 km from Kokubunji Address Japan Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 3 Tamako-cho 3, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo
Japan Line(s) Seibu Yamaguchi Line
Seibu Tamako Line Website www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/seibu-yuenchi/index.html Similar Musashi‑Yamato Station, Seibuen Station, Hagiyama Station, Seibuen Amusement Park, Tama Lake | ||
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.
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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. 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.
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) 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 on 25 March 1975.
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.
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. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.