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Shiraitodai Station

Railway station in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan

35°39′59″N 139°30′36″E / 35.6664°N 139.5100°E / 35.6664; 139.5100Operated by

Seibu RailwayLine(s)

Seibu Tamagawa LineDistance5.5 km from Musashi-SakaiOther informationStation codeSW04WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedOctober 22, 1917Previous namesKita-Tama Station(until 2001)PassengersFY20196,439 Services

Preceding station	Seibu			Following station
Kyōteijōmae SW05 towards Koremasa		Tamagawa Line		Tama SW03 towards Musashi-Sakai

Location
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Shiraitodai Station (白糸台駅, Shiraitodai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Shiraitodai Station is served by the Seibu Tamagawa Line, and is 4.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Musashi-Sakai in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level island platform, serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ Seibu Tamagawa Line	for Musashi-Sakai
2	■ Seibu Tamagawa Line	for Koremasa

History

The station opened on October 22, 1917, as Kita-Tama Station (北多磨駅) and adopted its present name in 2001.^[1]^[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shiraitodai Station becoming "SW04".^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 77th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 6,439 passengers daily.^[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2005	5,009^[5]
2010	5,267^[6]
2015	5,863^[7]

Surrounding area

Tama Cemetery

References

^ 駅一覧 [List of stations] (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
^ 年譜 [Chronological Record] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
^ 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. February 23, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ 東京都統計年鑑平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 東京都統計年鑑平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 東京都統計年鑑平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.