Kokubunji Station 国分寺駅 | |
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Japanese name | |
Shinjitai | 国分寺駅 |
Kyūjitai | 國分寺驛 |
Hiragana | こくぶんじえき |
General information | |
Location | 2-chome Honmachi,
Kokubunji City,
Tokyo Japan |
Coordinates | 35°42′01″N 139°28′49″E / 35.70028°N 139.48028°E |
Operated by | |
Line(s) | |
Connections | Bus terminal |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Other information | |
Station code |
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History | |
Opened | 11 April 1889 |
Location | |
Kokubunji Station (国分寺駅, Kokubunji-eki) is an interchange railway station located in the city of Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and private railway operator Seibu Railway. [1]
Kokubunji Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid) and is 31.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo. It also forms a terminus for both the Seibu Kokubunji and Seibu Tamako lines.
The JR East side of the station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a " Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. [1] The Seibu portion of the station has one side of a former island platform (Platform 5) parallel to and north of the JR platforms. [2] Platform 6 is now closed. [2] Platform 7 is further north again but is above and perpendicular to the other platforms. [2]
JC16 Kokubunji Station 国分寺駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 2-1-23 Honchō, Kokubunji-shi,
Tokyo 185-0021 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Chūō Line (Rapid) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 21.1 km (13.1 mi) from Shinjuku | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Staffed ( " Midori no Madoguchi" ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | JC16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 11 April 1889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 112,090 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1/2 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Tachikawa and Hachiōji |
3/4 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Nakano, Shinjuku, and Tokyo |
SK01 ST01 Kokubunji Station 国分寺駅 | |||||||||||||||
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Seibu station | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 2-1-23 Honchō, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-0021 Japan | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Seibu Railway | ||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Station code | SK01, ST01 | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 21 December 1894 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 117,796 daily | ||||||||||||||
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5 | Seibu Kokubunji Line | for Ogawa and Higashi-Murayama |
7 | Seibu Tamako Line | for Hagiyama and Tamako |
What is now the JR East station opened on 11 April 1889. [3] The Seibu Kokubunji Line platforms opened on 21 December 1894, and the Tamako Railway (present-day Seibu Tamako Line) platforms opened on 6 April 1928. [2]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kokubunji Station becoming "SK01" on the Seibu Kokubunji Line and "ST01" on the Seibu Tamako Line. [4]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 112,090 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 31st busiest in the JR East network. [5] The Seibu station was used by an average of 117,796 passengers daily making it the sixth busiest station served by Seibu. [6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. Note that JR East figures consider only boarding passengers whereas Seibu figures consider both entering and exiting passengers.
Fiscal year | JR East | Seibu |
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2000 | 100,815 [7] | |
2005 | 103,862 [8] | 116,629 [9] |
2010 | 105,883 [10] | 114,779 [11] |
2015 | 111,325 [12] | 118,392 [13] |
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