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Kokubunji Station

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

国分寺駅
Kokubunji Station station building, October 2011
Japanese name
Shinjitai国分寺駅
Kyūjitai國分寺驛
Hiraganaこくぶんじえき
General information
Location2-chome Honmachi, Kokubunji City, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°42′01″N 139°28′49″E / 35.70028°N 139.48028°E / 35.70028; 139.48028
Operated by
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station code
  • JC16
  • SK01
  • ST01
History
Opened11 April 1889; 135 years ago (1889-04-11)
Location
Kokubunji Station is located in Tokyo
Kokubunji Station
Kokubunji Station
Location within Tokyo
Kokubunji Station is located in Kanto Area
Kokubunji Station
Kokubunji Station
Kokubunji Station (Kanto Area)
Kokubunji Station is located in Japan
Kokubunji Station
Kokubunji Station
Kokubunji Station (Japan)

Lines edit

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.

Station layout edit

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]

JR East edit

JC16
Kokubunji Station

国分寺駅
 
JR East exit, July 2015
General information
Location2-1-23 Honchō, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-0021
Japan
Operated by  JR East
Line(s)■ Chūō Line (Rapid)
Distance21.1 km (13.1 mi) from Shinjuku
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station codeJC16
History
Opened11 April 1889; 135 years ago (1889-04-11)
Passengers
FY2019112,090 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR East Following station
Tachikawa
One-way operation
 Chūō Line
Commuter Special Rapid
 Shinjuku
SJKJC05
towards Tokyo
Tachikawa
JC19
towards Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
Chūō Special Rapid
 Mitaka
JC12
towards Tokyo
Tachikawa
JC19
Terminus
 Chūō Line
Ōme Special Rapid
Tachikawa
JC19
towards Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
Commuter Rapid
 Mitaka
One-way operation
Nishi-Kokubunji
JC17
towards Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
Rapid
 Musashi-Koganei
JC15
towards Tokyo

JR Platforms edit

1/2 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa and Hachiōji
3/4 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Nakano, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
  •  
    The passenger waiting room on platform 5, November 2013

Seibu Railway edit

SK01 ST01
Kokubunji Station

国分寺駅
Seibu station
 
Seibu Kokubunji Line train at platform 5, November 2013
General information
Location2-1-23 Honchō, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-0021
Japan
Operated by  Seibu Railway
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeSK01, ST01
History
Opened21 December 1894; 129 years ago (1894-12-21)
Passengers
FY2019117,796 daily
Services
Preceding station   Seibu Following station
Koigakubo
SK02
towards Higashi-Murayama
 Kokubunji Line Terminus
Hitotsubashi-Gakuen
ST02
towards Tamako
 Tamako Line

Seibu Platforms edit

5   Seibu Kokubunji Line for Ogawa and Higashi-Murayama
7   Seibu Tamako Line for Hagiyama and Tamako
  •  
    The east end of platform 5 viewed from the JR East platforms, November 2013
  •  
    Seibu Kokubunji Station Platform 7, April 2021

History edit

 
A steam-hauled Chuo Line train at Kokubunji Station in 1915
 
A Tamako Railway train at Kokubunji Station in 1937

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]

Passenger statistics edit

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
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]

Surrounding area edit

North side edit

South side edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b 各駅情報（国分寺駅） [Station Information (Kokubunji Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 10–88. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  3. ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (May 2010). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第２巻　三鷹駅―八王子エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 2 Mitaka Station - Hachioji Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 43. ISBN 978-4-06-270062-7.
  4. ^ 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  9. ^ 駅別乗降人員　2005（平成17）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  10. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  11. ^ 駅別乗降人員　2010（平成22）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  12. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2015年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  13. ^ 駅別乗降人員　2015（平成27）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway.

External links edit

  Media related to Kokubunji Station at Wikimedia Commons

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