is a station on the Keiō Sagamihara Line

Keio Sagamihara Line

The is a Japanese railway line operated by Keio Corporation, connecting Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture and Chōfu Station in Chōfu, Tokyo.-History:...

, the Odakyū Tama Line, and the Tama Toshi Monorail Line

Tama Toshi Monorail Line

The , also referred to as the Tama Monorail, is an important part of the Western Tokyo public transport network.Operated by Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Co., Ltd., the double tracked, 16.0 km monorail line carries passengers between the suburban cities of Higashiyamato and Tama via Tachikawa,...

 located in Tama

Tama, Tokyo

is a municipality classified as a city, located in Tokyo, Japan.Its southern half forms part of the Tama New Town project, Japan's largest residential development, constructed in the 1970s....

, Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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

Keiō Corporation (Keiō Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on October 18, 1974. Four tracks serve two island platforms: four for the Keiō Line, one for the Keiō Dōbutsuen Line. All trains stop at this station.

Odakyū Electric Railway (Odakyū Tama-Center Station)

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

Tama Toshi Monorail (Tama-Center Station)

The station opened on January 10, 2000. Two tracks serve two side platforms.

Adjacent stations

Surrounding area

The station sits at the heart of the planned Tama New Town

Tama New Town

is a large residential development, straddling the municipalities of Hachiōji, Tama, Inagi and Machida cities, in Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a new town in 1965...

suburb, and as such is home to most of the area's main commercial and municipal buildings. There are numerous shopping centers centered around a pedestrian mall on the station's south side.

History

• October 18, 1974: Keiō Tama-Center Station opens as a local, rapid, and commuter rapid stop with the extension of the Keiō Sagamihara Line.
• April 23, 1975: Odakyū Tama-Center Station opens as a local stop with the extension of the Odakyū Tama Line.
• May 28, 1992: Special express trains begin service on the Sagamihara Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• January 10, 2000: Tama Toshi Monorail Tama-Center Station opens.
• December 2, 2000: Special express Homeway and express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• March 25, 2001: On the Sagamihara Line, express trains begin service, stopping at Tama-Center; special express trains are abolished.
• March 23, 2002: Tama Express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• December 11, 2004: Section semi-express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.
• May 2005 – March 2006: Odakyū Tama-Center Station undergoes renewal construction.
• March 15, 2008: Special express Metro Homeway trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Tama-Center.

External links

• Keiō Tama-Center Station—Keiō Corporation
• Odakyū Tama-Center Station—Odakyū Electric Railway
• Tama Monorail Takahatafudō Station