Kokubunji Station

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 private railway operator Seibu Railway.[1]

Kokubunji Station 国分寺駅
Kokubunji Station station building, October 2011
Location	Kokubunji, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	JC Chūō Line (Rapid) Seibu Kokubunji Line Seibu Tamako Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1889

Lines

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

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

JC16 Kokubunji Station 国分寺駅
JR East station
JR East exit, July 2015
Location	2-1-23 Honchō, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo （東京都国分寺市本町2丁目1-23） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Line (Rapid)
Platforms	2 island platforms
History
Opened	1889
Passengers
FY2014	108,022 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tachikawa JC19 toward Takao Narita Express Mitaka JS12 toward Narita Airport Terminal 1 Tachikawa One-way operation Chūō Line   Commuter Special Rapid Shinjuku SJKJC05 toward Tokyo Tachikawa JC19 toward Ōtsuki Chūō Line   Chūō Special Rapid Mitaka JC12 toward Tokyo Tachikawa JC19 Terminus Chūō Line   Ōme Special Rapid Tachikawa JC19 toward Ōtsuki Chūō Line   Commuter Rapid Mitaka One-way operation Nishi-Kokubunji JC17 toward Ōtsuki Chūō Line Rapid Musashi-Koganei JC15 toward Tokyo

JR Platforms

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

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  The passenger waiting room on platform 5, November 2013

Seibu Railway

SK01 ST01 Kokubunji Station 国分寺駅
Seibu station
Seibu Kokubunji Line train at platform 5, November 2013
Location	2-1-23 Honchō, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo （東京都国分寺市本町2-1-23） Japan
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Kokubunji Line Seibu Tamako Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	SK01, ST01
History
Opened	1894
Passengers
FY2014	116,316 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Koigakubo SK02 toward Higashi-Murayama Kokubunji Line Terminus Hitotsubashi-Gakuen ST02 toward Seibu-Yūenchi Tamako Line

Seibu Platforms

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

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  The east end of platform 5 viewed from the JR East platforms, November 2013
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  Seibu Kokubunji Station Platform 7, March 2008

History

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

In fiscal 2014, the JR East station was used by an average of 108,022 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) making it the thirtieth busiest station served by JR East.[5] The Seibu station was used by an average of 116,316 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]
2011	104,731[12]	112,056[13]
2012	106,523[14]	114,577[15]
2013	108,819[16]	117,475[17]

Surrounding area

North side

• Tokyo Gakugei University
• Bunka Gakuen University

South side

• Tonogayato Garden
• Hotel Mets Kokubunji
• Tokyo Keizai University
• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅情報（国分寺駅） [Station Information (Kokubunji Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
2. 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 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
6. 駅別乗降人員　2014（平成26）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
13. 駅別乗降人員　2011（平成23）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
14. 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
15. 駅別乗降人員　(2012年度1日平均) [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2012)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
16. 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
17. 駅別乗降人員　(2013年度1日平均) [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

External links

• Kokubunji Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
• Kokubunji Station information (Seibu) (in Japanese)