Seiseki-sakuragaoka Station
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Takahatafudō One-way operation | Keiō Line Mt Takao | Bubaigawara KO25 towards Shinjuku | ||
Takahatafudō KO29 towards Keiō-hachiōji | Keiō Liner | Bubaigawara KO25 towards Shinjuku | ||
Keiō Line Special Express Express | ||||
Mogusaen KO28 towards Keiō-hachiōji | Keiō Line Semi Express Rapid Local | Nakagawara KO26 towards Shinjuku |
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Seiseki-sakuragaoka Station (聖蹟桜ヶ丘駅, Seiseki-sakuragaoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keiō Corporation.
Lines and services
Seiseki-sakuragaoka Station is on the Keiō Line, and is located 26.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shinjuku Station. All Keiō Line services stop at the station. Along with Tama Center Station, it is one of the main gateways to the Tama New Town development.
Station layout
The station has two elevated opposed side platforms.
Platforms
1 | KO Keiō Line | for Keiō-Hachiōji KO Keiō Dōbutsuen Line for Tama-Dōbutsukōen (via Takahatafudō) KO Keiō Takao Line for Takaosanguchi (via Kitano) |
2 | KO Keiō Line | for Chōfu, Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku S Toei Shinjuku Line |
History
The station first opened on 24 March 1925 as Sekido Station (関戸駅).[1] It was renamed Seiseki-sakuragaoka Station on 1 May 1937.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 65,246 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
There are several commercial complexes, including a Keio Department Store, built around the station, as well as Keio's head office. There is a bus terminal to the north of the station.
In popular culture
The station is frequented in Studio Ghibli's 1995 film Whisper of the Heart, though it was portrayed as more developed than it was during the film.
There is a dedicated map following the film in addition to a miniature replica antique store postbox where passerby's can insert their dreams and goals.
See also
References
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
External links
Media related to Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Seiseki-sakuragaoka Station information (Keio) (in Japanese)
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- Shinjuku
- Hatsudai
- Hatagaya
- Sasazuka
- Daitabashi
- Meidaimae
- Shimo-takaido
- Sakurajōsui
- Kami-kitazawa
- Hachimanyama
- Roka-kōen
- Chitose-karasuyama
- Sengawa
- Tsutsujigaoka
- Shibasaki
- Kokuryō
- Fuda
- Chōfu
- Nishi-chōfu
- Tobitakyū
- Musashinodai
- Tama-reien
- Higashi-fuchū
- Fuchū
- Bubaigawara
- Nakagawara
- Seiseki-sakuragaoka
- Mogusaen
- Takahatafudō
- Minamidaira
- Hirayamajōshi-kōen
- Naganuma
- Kitano
- Keiō-hachiōji
Note: Stations in italics (Hatsudai and Hatagaya) are on the Keiō New Line. Keiō Line trains bypass these stations.