Tamagawa-Jōsui Station


Tamagawa-Jōsui Station is a railway station
in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway, and a monorail station operated by the Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail in Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan. The two stations are adjacent to, and at right angles to one another, with the border between the two cities passing in between the stations. The names of the stations are identical in Japanese, but are transliterated slightly different in romaji such that the Seibu Station is Tamagawa-Jōsui Station, whereas the Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail is Tamagawajosui Station.

Lines

Tamagawa-Jōsui Station is served by the Seibu Haijima Line, and is 7.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kodaira Station. The monorail station is served by the Tama Toshi Monorail Line and is 1.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kamikitadai Station

Station layout

Seibu Railway

The Seibu station consists of two island platforms served by three tracks. In between the two island platforms, there is a single track.

Tama Toshi Monorail

The elevated station consists of two side platforms served by two tracks.

Adjacent stations

History

The Seibu station opened on May 15, 1950. The Tama Toshi Monorail station opened on November 27, 1998.
An enclosed waiting room was built on the Haijima Line platform in November 2007.
In celebration of the 10th service anniversary of the Seibu 30000 series "Smile Train" as well as Gudetama's 5th birthday, one of its 30000 series trains, the station's signboards and waiting areas will adopt the "Gudetama" theme beginning March 2018.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the Seibu station was the 23rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 40,393 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for the Seibu station for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
200938,766
201039,131
201138,342
201239,225
201340,393

Surrounding area

The station area is a mix of residential apartment blocks and commercial buildings. Tamagawa-Jōsui, the source waterway of the Tama River, flows to the south of the station. The Risshō Kōsei Kai Kōsei cemetery is a short walk northwest.
The former Yamato Air Station, used by the U.S forces after the end of the second world war, was on the land adjacent of the station. A commemorative monument for the base is located a short distance from the station's east exits.