Kunitachi Station

JC18
Kunitachi Station

国立駅
JC18; Kunitachi Station; 国立駅
	The north entrance and station forecourt in October 2015
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
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1926
Passengers
FY2019	53,532
Services
Location
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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[]

The south side of the station in 2006 before rebuilding

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

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)

[jnr1985-1] 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.

[jreast2019stats-2] 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.

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