Ōmekaidō Station

Ōmekaidō Station (青梅街道駅, Ōmekaidō eki) is a railway station in Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan. This station is served by the Seibu Tamako Line and all services on this line stop here. It is named after the Ōme Kaidō highway which passes nearby the train station.

ST03
Ōmekaidō Station

青梅街道駅
South entrance to Ōmekaidō Station
Location1-34-1 Misono-cho, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo
（東京都小平市美園町一丁目34-1）
Japan
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Tamako Line
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Station codeST03
History
Opened1928
Passengers
FY20147,580 daily

Lines

Ōmekaidō Station is served by the 9.2 km Seibu Tamako Line from Kokubunji in Kokubunji, Tokyo to Seibu-Yūenchi in Higashimurayama, Tokyo. It is located 3.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kokubunji Station.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform on a north-south axis, serving one ground-level bi-directional track. The station has one entrance/exit at the south of the station. In addition to automatic ticket vending machines, a ticket window is located adjacent to the automatic wicket gates, which is manned at all times during station opening hours. The first train to Kokubunji departs at 05:14 and the last train departs at 00:27 bound for Hagiyama.

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Hitotsubashi-Gakuen   Seibu Tamako Line   Hagiyama

History

Ōmekaidō Station opened on April 6, 1928, when the track between Kodaira and Kokubunji, via Hagiyama was opened, which is now part of the Seibu Tamako Line.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Ōmekaidō Station becoming "ST03".[1]

Passenger Statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was the 72nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 7,580 passengers daily.[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
20096,870[3]
20106,866[3]
20116,959[4]
20127,217[5]
20137,439[6]

Surrounding area

Ōmekaidō Station is a short walk from Shin-Kodaira on the JR Musashino Line. This connection is sometimes recommended by JR reservations service and online route planners.

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. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. 駅別乗降人員　2014（平成26）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. 駅別乗降人員　2010（平成22）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. 駅別乗降人員　2011（平成23）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. 駅別乗降人員　(2012年度1日平均) [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2012)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  6. 駅別乗降人員　(2013年度1日平均) [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

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