Kunitachi Station
JC18 Kunitachi Station 国立駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1-14-22 Kita, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo (東京都国立市北一丁目14-22) Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°41′58″N 139°26′48″E / 35.6994946194°N 139.446544647°ECoordinates: 35°41′58″N 139°26′48″E / 35.6994946194°N 139.446544647°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Chūō Line (Rapid) | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 34.5 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 April 1926 | |||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 53,532 | |||||||||||||||
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Kunitachi Station Location within Tokyo |
Kunitachi Station (国立駅, Kunitachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Kunitachi Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid). It is 34.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout[]
The station has one elevated side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2 and 3), serving a total of three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms[]
1 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao |
2/3 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Mitaka, Shinjuku and Tokyo |
The ticket barriers, October 2015
The view looking east from the west (Hachioji) end of platform 1, October 2015
The view looking west from the east (Shinjuku) end of platforms 2 and 3, October 2015
History[]
Kunitachi Station opened on 1 April 1926.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 53,532 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) making it the 67th busiest JR East station.[2]
Surrounding area[]
- Railway Technical Research Institute
- Hitotsubashi University Kunitachi campus
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 52. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Kunitachi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Chūō Main Line
- Railway stations in Tokyo
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926
- Kunitachi, Tokyo