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Seibu Yūenchi Station

Seibu-Yūenchi Station
西武遊園地駅
Seibu-yuenchi Sta.-north entrance 20160322.jpg
Seibu-Yūenchi Station northern entrance in March 2016
Location 3 Tamako-cho 3, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by SeibuRailway mark.svg Seibu Railway
Line(s)
Distance 9.2 km from Kokubunji
Platforms 1 island platform
Other information
Station code ST07, SY01
Website www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/railway/ekimap/seibu-yuenchi/index.html
History
Opened 30 December 1936
Previous names
  • Murayama Chosuichi Station (to 1941)
  • Sayama Kōen-mae Station (to 1951)
  • Tamako Station(to 1975)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 2,592 daily
Location
Seibu-Yūenchi Station is located in Japan
Seibu-Yūenchi Station
Seibu-Yūenchi Station
Location within Japan

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.


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