Minami-Tama Station
railway station in Inagi, Tokyo, Japan
Minami-Tama Station (南多摩駅, Minami-Tama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Inagi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Minami-Tama Station is served by the Nambu Line, and is situated 25.5 km from the terminus of the line at Kawasaki Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one elevated island platform, with the station building located underneath. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 1 November 1927. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,814 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Minami-Tama Station” as railway station in Inagi, Tokyo, Japan. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as railway station in Inagi, Tokyo, Japan. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5366901. Authority coordinates are 35.649, 139.490. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1927, 1987 and 2019.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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This entry incorporates text from “Minami-Tama Station” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.