Kunitachi Station
Railway station in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan
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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).
JC18 Kunitachi Station 国立駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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The north entrance and station forecourt in October 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japanese name | ||||||||||||||||
| Shinjitai | 国立駅 | |||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 國立驛 | |||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | くにたちえき | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-14-22 Kita, Kunitachi City, Tokyo Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°41′58″N 139°26′48″E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line |  Chūō Line (Rapid) | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 34.5 km (21.4 mi) from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1926 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 53,532 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | Chūō Line (Rapid) |
for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao |
| 2/3 | 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] It was named by taking one kanji from the names of the stations of either station adjacent to it at the time (Kokubunji and Tachikawa). 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
