JM34 Kita-Fuchū Station 北府中駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 2 Harumi-chō, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo 183-0057 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°40′52″N 139°28′19″E / 35.6810°N 139.4720°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | JM Musashino Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 1.7 km from Fuchūhommachi | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 September 1956 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 15,064 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Kita-Fuchū Station (北府中駅, Kita-Fuchū-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kita-Fuchū Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo, and is situated 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Fuchū-Hommachi. [1]
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station entrance is on the east side of the tracks, and the station is linked to the Toshiba Fuchu Plant entrance on the west side by an overbridge that is only for Toshiba employees. [2] The station is staffed.
1 | JM Musashino Line | for Fuchūhommachi |
2 | JM Musashino Line | for Nishi-Kokubunji, Shim-Matsudo, and Nishi-Funabashi |
The station opened on 1 September 1956, initially as a station on a branch line from the Chuo Main Line known as the Shimogawara Line (下河原線). [2] The line became part of the Musashino Line from 1 April 1973. [3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. [3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [4] The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 11,316 [5] |
2005 | 11,387 [6] |
2010 | 13,610 [7] |
2015 | 15,090 [8] |
Kita-Fuchū Station is served by Keio Bus services, which stop next to the station.
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