Seiseki-sakuragaoka Station

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KO27
Seiseki-sakuragaoka Station

聖蹟桜ヶ丘駅
Seiseki-sakuragaoka-station.jpg
Seiseki-sakuragaoka Station, April 2006
Location1-10-10 Sekido, Tama-shi, Tokyo-to 206-0011
Japan
Coordinates35°39′03″N 139°26′49″E / 35.6507°N 139.4470°E / 35.6507; 139.4470Coordinates: 35°39′03″N 139°26′49″E / 35.6507°N 139.4470°E / 35.6507; 139.4470
Operated byKeioRailway logo.svg Keio Corporation
Line(s)Number prefix Keiō.PNG Keio Line
Distance26.3 km from Shinjuku
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeKO27
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 March 1925
Previous namesSekido (until 1937)
Passengers
FY201965,246
Location
Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station is located in Tokyo
Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station
Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station
Location within Tokyo

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 ■ Keiō Line for Keiō-hachiōji
Keiō Takao Line for Takaosanguchi
Keio Dōbutsuen Line for Tama-dōbutsukōen
2 ■ Keiō Line for Chōfu , Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku
for Toei Shinjuku Line

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Keiō Line KO27
Bubaigawara KO25   Keiō Liner   Takahatafudō KO29
Bubaigawara KO25   Special Express   Takahatafudō KO29
Bubaigawara KO25   Semi Special Express   Takahatafudō KO29
Bubaigawara KO25   Express   Takahatafudō KO29
Nakagawara KO26   Semi Express   Mogusaen KO28
Nakagawara KO26   Rapid   Mogusaen KO28
Nakagawara KO26   Local   Mogusaen KO28

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[]

  • [List of railway stations in Japan]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  2. ^ 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

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