Kichijōji Station
Railway station in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Kichijōji Station (吉祥寺駅, Kichijōji-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station serving Kichijōji in the city of Musashino, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.
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The north side of the station in February 2022 | |||||
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| Location | Kichijōji-Minami-cho, Musashino, Tokyo Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°42′10″N 139°34′47″E | ||||
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| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||
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| Opened | 30 December 1899 | ||||
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Lines
Kichijōji Station is located on the JR East Chūō Main Line, and is served by all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from Chiba and some Chūō Line (Rapid) limited-stop services from Tokyo. It also forms a terminus of the Keio Inokashira Line and is located 12.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Shibuya in Tokyo.[1] The station is 14 minutes from Shinjuku and 28 minutes from Tokyo by Chuo Line rapid service, and 23 minutes from Shibuya by Inokashira Line express service.[2]
JR East
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 JR East entrance, February 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Kichijōji Minami-chō, Musashino-shi, Tokyo （東京都武蔵野市吉祥寺南町1丁目） Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 22.5 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 December 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 141,849 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station layout
The JR East station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[3] It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agent.[4]
Platforms
| 1 |  Chūō-Sōbu Line |
for Mitaka |
| 2 | Chūō-Sōbu Line |
for Shinjuku, Akihabara, and Chiba Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Ōtemachi and Nishi-funabashi (via Nakano)
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| 3 |  Chūō Line (Rapid) |
for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao |
| 4 | Chūō Line (Rapid) |
for Nakano, Shinjuku, and Tokyo |
Keio
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 The Keio Inokashira Line platforms, November 2014 | |||||||||||||||
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| System | Keio station | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keio Corporation | ||||||||||||||
| Line |  Keio Inokashira Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 12.7 km from Shibuya | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1934 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 146,901 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Station layout
The Keio station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two terminating tracks.[3]
Platforms
| 1, 2 |  Keio Inokashira Line |
for Meidaimae and Shibuya |
History
Kichijōji Station opened on 30 December 1899.[3] The Keio station opened on 1 April 1934.[1]
From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Kichijōji Station becoming "IN17".[5]
In 2017, the city of Musashino erected a statue of Hanako, a deceased elephant from the local Inokashira Park Zoo, by the northern exit. The statue was paid for by donations[6][7] and, in subsequent years, dressed up as part of the mid-winter light festivals.[8]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 141,849 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) making it the 22nd busiest JR East station.[9] Over the same fiscal year, the Keio station was used by an average of 146,901 passengers daily (exiting and entering passengers).[10]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
- Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.
Surrounding area
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