is a junction passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

Seibu Railway is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism, and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbrevi ...

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

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of the Seibu Shinjuku Line at Seibu Shinjuku Station and 7.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Seibu Kokubunji Line at

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. All trains (including

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services) stop at this station. 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

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s serving six tracks.

Platforms

File:Higashimurayama Station West 2009.jpg, The west side of the station, September 2009 File:Higashimurayama-Sta-Gate.JPG, The ticket barriers, July 2015 File:Higashimurayama-Sta-Platform.JPG, The platforms, July 2015

History

The station opened on 21 December 1894. 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. In 2015, construction began on a new elevated station facility for all lines. The relocation of all services into the new elevated structure is scheduled to take place in 2024. File:Higashimurayama-Sta 202008.jpg, 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 19th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,934 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

To the east of the station is an

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department store, the Central Public Civic Hall, and Higashimurayama Central Post Office as well as Higashimurayama City Hall. Buses for

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depart from the west side of the station. A bus departs from the east side to make a loop within Higashimurayama. Taxis depart from both sides, also.

References

External links

Seibu Station information
{{Seibu Seibuen Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894 Railway stations in Tokyo Seibu Shinjuku Line Seibu Kokubunji Line Seibu Seibuen Line Higashimurayama, Tokyo