Kokubunji Station

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Kokubunji Station (国分寺駅, Kokubunji-eki) is an interchange railway station located in the city of Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and private railway operator Seibu Railway.^[1]

Shinjitai国分寺駅

Kyūjitai國分寺驛

Hiraganaこくぶんじえき

Location2-chome Honmachi, Kokubunji City, Tokyo
Japan

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Kokubunji Station

国分寺駅

Kokubunji Station station building, October 2011

Japanese name

Shinjitai

国分寺駅

Kyūjitai

國分寺驛

Hiragana

こくぶんじえき

General information

Location

2-chome Honmachi, Kokubunji City, Tokyo
Japan

Coordinates

35°42′01″N 139°28′49″E

Operated by

Lines

Connections

Bus terminal

Construction

Structure type

At grade

Other information

Station code

JC16
SK01
ST01

History

Opened

11 April 1889; 137 years ago

Location
Kokubunji Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Kokubunji Station Kokubunji Station (Kanto Area) Show map of Kanto Area Kokubunji Station Kokubunji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

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JC16
Kokubunji Station

国分寺駅

JR East exit, July 2015

General information

Location

2-1-23 Honchō, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-0021
Japan

Operated by

JR East

Line

■ Chūō Line (Rapid)

Distance

21.1 km (13.1 mi) from Shinjuku

Platforms

2 island platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

At grade

Other information

Status

Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" )

Station code

JC16

History

Opened

11 April 1889; 137 years ago

Passengers

FY2019

112,090 daily

Services

Preceding station		Following station
Tachikawa One-way operation	Chūō Line Commuter Special Rapid	Shinjuku SJKJC05 towards Tokyo
Tachikawa JC19 towards Ōtsuki	Chūō Line Chūō Special Rapid	Mitaka JC12 towards Tokyo
Tachikawa JC19 Terminus	Chūō Line Ōme Special Rapid	Mitaka JC12 towards Tokyo
Tachikawa JC19 towards Ōtsuki	Chūō Line Commuter Rapid	Mitaka One-way operation
Nishi-Kokubunji JC17 towards Ōtsuki	Chūō Line Rapid	Musashi-Koganei JC15 towards Tokyo

Location

JR Platforms

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

The passenger waiting room on platform 5, November 2013

Seibu Railway

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SK01 ST01
Kokubunji Station

国分寺駅

Seibu Kokubunji Line train at platform 5, November 2013

General information

Location

2-1-23 Honchō, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-0021
Japan

System

Seibu station

Operated by

Seibu Railway

Lines

Platforms

2 side platforms

Other information

Station code

SK01, ST01

History

Opened

21 December 1894; 131 years ago

Passengers

FY2019

117,796 daily

Services

Preceding station	Seibu Railway			Following station
Koigakubo SK02 towards Higashi-Murayama		Kokubunji Line		Terminus
Hitotsubashi-Gakuen ST02 towards Tamako		Tamako Line		Terminus

Location

Seibu Platforms

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

The east end of platform 5 viewed from the JR East platforms, November 2013
Seibu Kokubunji Station Platform 7, April 2021

History

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 2019, the station was used by an average of 112,090 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 31st busiest in the JR East network.^[5] The Seibu station was used by an average of 117,796 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.

More information Fiscal year, JR East ...

Fiscal year	JR East	Seibu
2000	100,815^[7]
2005	103,862^[8]	116,629^[9]
2010	105,883^[10]	114,779^[11]
2015	111,325^[12]	118,392^[13]

Surrounding area

North side

South side

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

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 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
[6]
各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
[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　（2015年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
[13]
駅別乗降人員　2015（平成27）年度　1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway.

Kokubunji Station

Lines

Station layout

JR East

JR Platforms

Seibu Railway

Seibu Platforms

History

Passenger statistics

Surrounding area

North side

South side

See also

References

External links

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