is an interchange passenger

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located in the city of Tama,

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operated jointly by the private railway companies

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and

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and the Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Company. The stations are formally known as Keiō Tama-Center (Keiō), Odakyū Tama-Center (Odakyū), and Tama-Center (Tama Monorail).

Stations

Keiō Corporation (Keiō Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on 18 October 1974. Four elevated tracks serve two

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s. All trains stop at this station.

Odakyū Electric Railway (Odakyū Tama-Center Station)

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

Tama Toshi Monorail (Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on 10 January 2000. This is a raised station with two tracks and two opposed

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s, with the station building located underneath. It is a standardized station building for this monorail line.

Surrounding area

The station sits at the heart of the planned

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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.

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is located (about 200 meters) south-east of the station.

History

* 18 October 1974: Keiō Tama-Center Station opens as a local, rapid, and commuter rapid stop with the extension of the Keiō Sagamihara Line. * 23 April 1975: Odakyū Tama-Center Station opens as a local stop with the extension of the Odakyū Tama Line. * 28 May 1992: Special express trains begin service on the Sagamihara Line, stopping at Tama-Center. * 10 January 2000: Tama Toshi Monorail Tama-Center Station opens. * 2 December 2000: Special express ''Homeway'' and express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center. * 25 March 2001: On the Sagamihara Line, express trains begin service, stopping at Tama-Center; special express trains are abolished. * 23 March 2002: ''Tama Express'' trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center. * 11 December 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. * 15 March 2008: Special express ''Metro Homeway'' trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center. * February 2018: The Tama Toshi Monorail was assigned station numner TT-01

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Keio station was used by an average of 90,353 passengers daily. During the same period, the Odakyu station was used by an average of 51,315 passengers daily. The Tama Monorail station was used by 37,449 passengers daily.

References

External links

Keiō Tama-Center Station
��Keiō Corporation

��Odakyū Electric Railway

{{Odakyu Tama Line Railway stations in Tokyo Tama Toshi Monorail Stations of Odakyu Electric Railway Keio Sagamihara Line Odakyu Tama Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1974 Tama, Tokyo