Kokubunji Station

Kokubunji Station
国分寺駅
Kokubunji-Sta-S.JPG
Main station building, October 2011
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
City Kokubunji
History
Year opened 1889
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Seibu Railway
Line(s) Chūō Line (Rapid)
Seibu Kokubunji Line
Seibu Tamako Line

Kokubunji Station (国分寺駅 Kokubunji-eki?) is a railway station in Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1] It has six platforms.

Lines

Kokubunji Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid) from Tokyo, and also forms the terminus of the Seibu Kokubunji Line and Seibu Tamako Line.


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JR East

JR East
Kokubunji Station
国分寺駅
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
City Kokubunji
Neighborhood etc. 2 Honchō
Postal code 185-0012
(in Japanese) 東京都国分寺市本町2丁目
History
Year opened 1889
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Chūō Line (Rapid)

The JR East station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.[1]

Platforms

The JR East side of the station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

1/2 Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa and Hachiōji
3/4 Chūō Line (Rapid) for Nakano, Shinjuku, and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chūō Line (Rapid)
Shinjuku   Commuter Special Rapid   Tachikawa
Mitaka Special
Ōme Special
Commuter Rapid
Tachikawa
Musashi-Koganei   Rapid   Nishi-Kokubunji


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Seibu Railway

Seibu
Kokubunji Station
国分寺駅
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
City Kokubunji
Neighborhood etc. 2-1-23 Honchō
Postal code 185-0012
(in Japanese) 東京都国分寺市本町2-1-23
Rail services
Station number(s) SK01, ST01
Operator(s) Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Kokubunji Line
Seibu Tamako Line
Statistics 112,056 passengers/day (FY2011)[2]

Platforms

Platform 5 and 6 is an island platform parallel to and North of the JR platforms. Platform 6 is now closed. Platform 7 is further north again but perpendicular to the other platforms.[3]


5/6 Seibu Kokubunji Line for Higashi-Murayama
7 Seibu Tamako Line for Hagiyama and Seibu-Yūenchi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Kokubunji Line
Terminus - Koigakubo
Seibu Tamako Line
Terminus - Hitotsubashi-Gakuen
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History

What is now the JR East station opened on 11 April 1889.[4]

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.[5]

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References

  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. ^ http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/05/31/2011joukou.pdf
  3. ^ Map of Kokubunji Station 
  4. ^ 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. 
  5. ^ "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. Retrieved 30 March 2013. 
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