Seibu-Yūenchi Station
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Seibu-Yūenchi Station northern entrance in March 2016
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Location | 3 Tamako-cho 3, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo Japan |
Operated by | Seibu Railway |
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Distance | 9.2 km from Kokubunji |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
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Station code | ST07, SY01 |
Website | www |
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Opened | 30 December 1936 |
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Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 2,592 daily |
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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.
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.
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.
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.