Okutama Station, Railway terminal in Okutama, Japan.
Okutama Station is a terminal at the western edge of Tokyo Metropolis, sitting at 343 meters elevation. The facility has an island platform with two tracks serving arriving and departing trains.
The terminal opened in 1944 under the name Hikawa Station and received its present name in 1971. Operations transferred to East Japan Railway Company in 1987.
The station plays departure melodies including 'Donguri Korokoro' on different tracks, following Japanese railway musical traditions.
Around 966 passengers use this terminal daily, where bus services operated by Nishi Tokyo Bus depart for Lake Okutama and surrounding mountain regions. The facility sits at the end of the Ōme Line and serves as a starting point for hiking and nature trips.
As the westernmost railway point within Tokyo borders, this terminal marks where the urban metropolis transitions into mountain country. The distance from the line's starting point in Tachikawa measures 37.2 kilometers (23.1 miles).
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