Tama-Center Station

Tama-Center Station (多摩センター駅, Tama-sentaa-eki) is a station on the Keiō Sagamihara Line, the Odakyū Tama Line, and the Tama Toshi Monorail Line located in Tama, Tokyo, Japan. The stations are formally known as Keiō Tama-Center (Keiō), Odakyū Tama-Center (Odakyū), and Tama-Center (Tama Monorail).

KO41
Tama-Center Station

多摩センター駅
Tama-Center Station (south entrance)
LocationOchiai 1-chome, Tama-shi, Tokyo
（東京都多摩市落合1丁目）
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms4 island + 2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeKO41 (Keio), OT06 (Odakyu)
History
OpenedKeiō Corporation: 1974
Odakyū Electric Railway: 1975
Tama Toshi Monorail: 2000
Passengers
Keiō: 84,354[1]
Odakyū: 48,916
Tama Toshi Monorail: 18,105[2]> daily
Services
Preceding station   Keio Corporation   Following station
KO43
toward Hashimoto
Keio Liner
KO40
toward Shinjuku
Sagamihara Line
Special Express
Semi Special Express
Sagamihara Line
Express
KO40
toward Shinjuku or Motoyawata
KO42
toward Hashimoto
Sagamihara Line
Semi Express
Rapid
Local
Odakyu
Terminus
Tama Line
Rapid Express
Commuter Express
Express
Local
Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail
TerminusTama Toshi Monorail Line
(TT-02)
toward Kamikitadai

Stations

Keiō Corporation (Keiō Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on October 18, 1974. Four elevated tracks serve two island platforms. All trains stop at this station.

1, 2 ■ Keiō Sagamihara Line Hashimoto
3, 4 ■ Keiō Sagamihara Line Chōfu, Meidaimae, Sasazuka, Shinjuku, Toei Shinjuku Line

Odakyū Electric Railway (Odakyū Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on April 23, 1975. Two elevated tracks serve two island platforms. All trains stop at this station.

1 ■ Odakyū Tama Line Karakida
2 ■ Odakyū Tama Line Shin-Yurigaoka, Shinjuku, Chiyoda Line, Odawara, Katase-Enoshima

Tama Toshi Monorail (Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on January 10, 2000. This is a raised station with two tracks and two opposed side platforms, with the station building located underneath. It is a standardized station building for this monorail line.

1
2		 ■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line Takahatafudō, Tachikawa-Kita, Tamagawa-Jōsui, Kamikitadai

Surrounding area

The station sits at the heart of the planned Tama New Town suburb, and as such is home to most of the area's main commercial and municipal buildings. There are numerous shopping centers centered on a pedestrian mall on the station's south side. Sanrio Puroland is located (about 200 meters) south-east of the station.

History
  • October 18, 1974: Keiō Tama-Center Station opens as a local, rapid, and commuter rapid stop with the extension of the Keiō Sagamihara Line.
  • April 23, 1975: Odakyū Tama-Center Station opens as a local stop with the extension of the Odakyū Tama Line.
  • May 28, 1992: Special express trains begin service on the Sagamihara Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
  • January 10, 2000: Tama Toshi Monorail Tama-Center Station opens.
  • December 2, 2000: Special express Homeway and express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
  • March 25, 2001: On the Sagamihara Line, express trains begin service, stopping at Tama-Center; special express trains are abolished.
  • March 23, 2002: Tama Express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
  • December 11, 2004: Section semi-express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
  • May 2005 – March 2006: Odakyū Tama-Center Station undergoes renovation.
  • March 15, 2008: Special express Metro Homeway trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.

References
  1. 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Daily station usage figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. 駅別乗車人員（一日平均） Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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