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Higashi-Yamatoshi Station (東大和市駅, Higashiyamatoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

SS32 Higashi-Yamatoshi Station 東大和市駅
Higashi-Yamatoshi Station in May 2020
General information
Location	1-1415-1 Sakuragaoka, Higashiyamato-shi, Tokyo 207-0022 Japan
Coordinates	35.7329°N 139.4340°E / 35.7329; 139.4340
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Haijima Line
Distance	28.3 km from Seibu-Shinjuku
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station code	SS32
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 15, 1950
Previous names	Ōmebashi (until 1979)
Passengers
FY 2019	25,177 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Tamagawa-Jōsui SS33 towards Haijima Haijima Liner Ogawa SS31 towards Seibu-Shinjuku Haijima Line Express Semi Express Local Ogawa SS31 towards Kodaira
Location
Higashi-Yamatoshi Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Higashi-Yamatoshi Station Higashi-Yamatoshi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Higashi-Yamatoshi Station is served by the Seibu Haijima Line, and is located 5.7 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Kodaira Station.

Station layout

There are two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks on the second floor, accessed by stairs, escalators and lifts, with the station building and ticket gates underneath at ground level.

Platforms

1	■ Haijima Line	for Haijima
2	■ Haijima Line	for Hagiyama, Kodaira and Seibu Shinjuku

Services

Trains run 04:55-00:40 weekdays and 04:55-00:25 weekends. The typical hourly weekday off-peak service is:

• 6 trains calling at all stations to Kodaira, of which:
  • 3 continue as Expresses to Seibu-Shinjuku, calling at all stations to Tanashi, then Kami-Shakujii, Saginomiya, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku
• 6 trains to Tamagawa-Jōsui, of which:
  • 4 continue to Haijima, calling at all stations

Typical journey times are 9 minutes to Kodaira, 12 minutes to Haijima, and 37 minutes to Seibu-Shinjuku on the direct Express trains. The off-peak Local trains to Kodaira connect there to Express trains from Hon-Kawagoe to Seibu-Shinjuku. During the morning and evening rush hours on weekdays, Semi-Express trains run to Seibu-Shinjuku, calling at all stations to Kami-Shakujii, then Saginomiya, Takadanobaba, and Seibu-Shinjuku, with a total journey time of between 37 and 48 minutes.

History

The station opened on May 15, 1950, as Ōmebashi Station (青梅橋駅), named after the intersection outside. It gained its current name on March 25, 1979, and was elevated on July 17, 1980.^{[citation needed]}

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Yamatoshi Station becoming "SS32".[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 42nd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 25,177 passengers daily.[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2005	22,516[3]
2010	23,379[4]
2015	25,822[5]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Higashiyamatoshi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Higashi-Yamatoshi Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)

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