Higashi-Murayama Station

SS21 SK05 Higashi-Murayama Station 東村山駅
The east entrance, July 2015
General information
Location	2-3-32 Honchō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0014 Japan
Coordinates	35°45′37.76″N 139°27′57.11″E
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Shinjuku Line Seibu Kokubunji Line Seibu Seibuen Line
Distance	26.0 km from Seibu-Shinjuku
Platforms	3 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	SS21, SK05
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 December 1894
Passengers
FY2019	48,934 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Tokorozawa SS22 towards Hon-Kawagoe Koedo Takadanobaba SS02 towards Seibu-Shinjuku Shinjuku Line Rapid Express Tanashi One-way operation Tokorozawa One-way operation Shinjuku Line Commuter Express Tanashi SS17 towards Seibu-Shinjuku Tokorozawa SS22 towards Hon-Kawagoe Shinjuku Line Express Semi Express Local Kumegawa SS20 towards Seibu-Shinjuku Terminus Kokubunji Line Ogawa SK04 towards Kokubunji Seibuen SK06 Terminus Seibuen Line Terminus
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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

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

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

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

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  The west side of the station, September 2009
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  The ticket barriers, July 2015
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  The platforms, July 2015

History

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]

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  Construction of the new elevated station as seen in August 2020

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 were injured in the accident.[6]

Passenger statistics

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

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.

External links

Media related to Higashi-Murayama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Seibu Station information (in Japanese)