is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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. It functions as an interchange between the

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and the

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, which both offer through services to the

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Lines

Hagiyama Station is served by the

and

, with some through services to and from the

. The station is located 4.6 kilometers from the

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of the Seibu Tamako Line at and 23.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Seibu Haijima Line at .

Services

Eastbound

trains for Kodaira and central Tokyo ( and ) depart from Track 3. Westbound

trains for and depart from Track 2. Most trains to leave from Track 2. These trains are direct trains from

. Track 1 is used by Seibu Tamako Line trains running in both directions, mainly as a terminus for services to and from , but also through the Seibu Tamako Line to . Trains to/from Kokubunji, central Tokyo, and Tamako are timed to connect with each other and generally depart approximately every 10 minutes. Trains to Kokubunji occasionally depart from Platform 3, when Platform 1 is occupied by through trains to Tamako. This is due to the track layout. All local and express trains stop at Hagiyama. During the morning rush hours, some trains from Tamako and Haijima are coupled at Platform 3 to form ten-car express trains to central Tokyo.

Station Layout

The elevated station concourse serves as a bridge connecting the two platforms. Access to the concourse is available from both the north and south side of the tracks, by lifts and stairs. At the south exit, the bridge also extends over the main road, facilitating crossing, although lift access is not available on the far side of the road. During opening hours, the concourse can be used by pedestrians wishing to traverse the railway tracks. Opposite the ticket office, three

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control access to the platforms. Lifts and stairs descend to the east end of the platforms that are at street level. A cross-over

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is also provided at the west end of the platforms to allow easy transfer between lines.

Platforms

The station consists of two platforms. One is an

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serving trains on Tracks 1 and 2, and the other is a

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serving trains on Track 3.

Hours of operation

Hagiyama Station's ticket office is open between 7:00 and 20:00.

Facilities

The station has sets of toilets at concourse level both outside and inside the ticket gates. The station has a staffed ticket office, as well as automatic ticket machines. Multilingual and

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signage is available throughout the station. Within the ticket gates, a small

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operates at peak times. Several

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selling hot and cold beverages are distributed about the station Taxis pick up passengers at the south exit. Bicycle parking is available for a fee outside the north side of the station, as is a small car parking lot.

History

Hagiyama Station opened on 6 April 1928 as a station on a new line connecting Moto-Kodaira with a new platform at . The Hagiyama to Kokubunji section of this

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now forms the

. It was relocated to its present location on 16 September 1958 to allow direct trains to from Kodaira and central Tokyo. This realignment means that it is no longer possible to run trains from Kodaira to Kokubunji. A spur was later added to allow services to travel to , via , creating the Seibu Haijima Line. In 1992, automatic ticket-collecting machines were installed. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hagiyama Station becoming "SS30" on the Haijima Line and "ST04" on the Tamako Line.

2008 refurbishment

A major refurbishment was completed in November 2008. As part of this work, four lifts were installed allowing step-free access to all platforms and from street level at both entrances. Additional

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improvements include new

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toilets and a

map of the station. This work followed campaign from local residents demanding this provision. The

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was upgraded with additional toilets and new stairways and extensive external landscaping was carried out to the west entrance and east entrance, providing retail space for a stand-up noodle vendor adjacent to the station. Signage was upgraded on the platforms to the new Seibu Railways standard and multilingual concourse signs (Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean) were also installed. File:Seibu-railway-Hagiyama-station-south-side.jpg, South pre-2008 File:Hagiyama_station_south_2009.jpg, South 2009 File:Seibu_hagiyama_sta_n.JPG, North pre-2008 File:Hagiyama_station_north 2009.jpg, North 2009

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 68th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 10,118 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Although Hagiyama Station is located on the edge the city of Higashimurayama in western Tokyo, its south entrance exits to the city of

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. The station provides the main access for the National Hospital Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), one of the six National

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Centers, which contains the National Institute of Neuroscience and the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Musashi Hospital. A

maintenance depot is located adjacent to Hagiyama Station. This depot provides workshops, offices, and storage, as well as dormitory accommodation for Seibu employees. The depot is located on the

and an access route along the line provides direct access between the dormitories and Hagiyama Station. Outside the north exit is Kodaira Green Road, a 21 km dedicated cycling and walking road circling Kodaira. The Hagiyama section of this road is also part of the , also known as the Sayama Sakai Scenic Road, which extends 11 km to

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(the Muryama Reservoir) and Lake Sayama on top of a pipeline supplying water to much of Tokyo. Also nearby is the headquarters and factory of Bridgestone Corporation, as well as the Tokyo Metropolitan Hagiyama business school.

References

External links

Seibu Railway
page for Hagiyama Station
Kodaira Green Road Homepage
(in Japanese
Sayama Sakai Scenic Road
{{Seibu Tamako Line Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928 Stations of Seibu Railway Seibu Tamako Line Seibu Haijima Line Higashimurayama, Tokyo