is a station on the

Tama Toshi Monorail Line The , also referred to as the Tama Monorail, is a monorail system in Western Tokyo. Operated by the Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Co., Ltd., the double tracked, 16.0 km monorail line carries passengers between the suburban cities of Higashi ...

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Lines

Chūō-Daigaku-Meisei-Daigaku Station is a station on the

and is located 13.4 kilometers from the

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of the line at

Kamikitadai Station is a monorail station operated by the Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Company in Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan. Lines Kamikitadai Station is a terminus of the 16.0 kilometer Tama Toshi Monorail Line. Station layout Kamikitadai Station is a raised ...

Station layout

Chūō-Daigaku-Meisei-Daigaku Station is an above-ground station with two tracks and two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s. Unusually for the Tama Monorail Line, the station is not elevated.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 10 January 2000. Station numbering was introduced in February 2018 with Chūō-Daigaku-Meisei-Daigaku being assigned TT04.

Surrounding area

The station is between two major university campuses: the Tama campus of

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and the Hino campus of

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. As such, the station concourse often becomes crowded with students heading to and from the universities, sometimes more than the station can handle. Other points of interest include: * Tokyo Metropolitan Route 156

References

External links

Tama Monorail Chūō-Daigaku-Meisei-Daigaku Station
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