Higashi-Yamatoshi Station

Higashi-Yamatoshi Station (東大和市駅, Higashiyamatoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SS32
Higashi-Yamatoshi Station

東大和市駅
Higashi-Yamatoshi Station in May 2020
General information
Location1-1415-1 Sakuragaoka, Higashiyamato-shi, Tokyo 207-0022
Japan
Coordinates35.7329°N 139.4340°E / 35.7329; 139.4340
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Haijima Line
Distance28.3 km from Seibu-Shinjuku
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
    Other information
    Station codeSS32
    WebsiteOfficial website
    History
    OpenedMay 15, 1950
    Previous namesŌmebashi (until 1979)
    Passengers
    FY 201925,177 daily
    Services
    Preceding station Seibu Following station
    Tamagawa-Jōsui
    SS33
    towards Haijima
    		 Haijima Liner Ogawa
    SS31
    towards Seibu-Shinjuku
    Haijima Line
    Express
    Semi Express
    Local
    		 Ogawa
    SS31
    towards Kodaira
    Location
    Higashi-Yamatoshi Station is located in Tokyo
    Higashi-Yamatoshi Station
    Higashi-Yamatoshi Station
    Location within Tokyo
    Higashi-Yamatoshi Station is located in Japan
    Higashi-Yamatoshi Station
    Higashi-Yamatoshi Station
    Higashi-Yamatoshi Station (Japan)

    Lines

    Higashi-Yamatoshi Station is served by the Seibu Haijima Line, and is located 5.7 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Kodaira Station.

    Station layout

    There are two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks on the second floor, accessed by stairs, escalators and lifts, with the station building and ticket gates underneath at ground level.

    Platforms
    1  Haijima Line for Haijima
    2  Haijima Line for Hagiyama, Kodaira and Seibu-Shinjuku

    Services

    Trains run 04:55-00:40 weekdays and 04:55-00:25 weekends. The typical hourly weekday off-peak service is:

    • 6 trains calling at all stations to Kodaira, of which:
      • 3 continue as Expresses to Seibu-Shinjuku, calling at all stations to Tanashi, then Kami-Shakujii, Saginomiya, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku
    • 6 trains to Tamagawa-Jōsui, of which:
      • 4 continue to Haijima, calling at all stations

    Typical journey times are 9 minutes to Kodaira, 12 minutes to Haijima, and 37 minutes to Seibu-Shinjuku on the direct Express trains. The off-peak Local trains to Kodaira connect there to Express trains from Hon-Kawagoe to Seibu-Shinjuku. During the morning and evening rush hours on weekdays, Semi-Express trains run to Seibu-Shinjuku, calling at all stations to Kami-Shakujii, then Saginomiya, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku, with a total journey time of between 37 and 48 minutes.

    History

    The station opened on May 15, 1950, as Ōmebashi Station (青梅橋駅), named after the intersection outside. It gained its current name on March 25, 1979, and was elevated on July 17, 1980.

    Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Yamatoshi Station becoming "SS32".[1]

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2019, the station was the 42nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 25,177 passengers daily.[2]

    The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

    Fiscal yearDaily average
    200522,516[3]
    201023,379[4]
    201525,822[5]

    See also

    References
    1. 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. February 23, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    5. 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.

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