Takao Station (Tokyo)
Railway station in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
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Takao Station (高尾駅, Takao-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.
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The JR side of Takao Station in 2025 | |||||
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| Location | Hachiōji City, Tokyo Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35.642223°N 139.281814°E | ||||
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| Platforms | 3 island platforms | ||||
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The station opened in 1901 as Asakawa Station and was renamed Takao Station in 1961.[1]
Lines
Takao Station is served by the JR Chūō Main Line and is the last major station in Tokyo for the westbound Chūō Main Line. Therefore, it is a terminating station for many local and rapid trains on the line. The station is 53.1 kilometers from Tokyo Station. It is also served by the Keio Takao Line and is 6.9 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kitano, and 43.0 kilometers from Shinjuku Station.
Station layout
The JR East station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
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 JR Takao Station platforms, November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1201-2 Takao-machi, Hachiōji City, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 August 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 28,214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JR East platforms
| 1 |  Chūō Line (Rapid) |
for Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo |
| ■ Narita Express | for Mitaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Narita Airport | |
| 2-4 | Chuo Line (Rapid) |
for Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo |
| ■ Chūō Main Line | for Ōtsuki, Kōfu, and Kobuchizawa |
Keio platforms
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 The Keio platforms in April 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1227-3 Hatsusawa-machi, Hachiōji City, Tokyo Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| System | Keio station | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keio Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line |  Keio Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 43.0 km from Shinjuku | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 26,683 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Keio Takao Line is served by a single elevated island platform, serving two tracks.
| 5 |  Keiō Takao Line |
for Kitano Keiō Line for Chōfu and Shinjuku Toei Shinjuku Line for Motoyawata
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| 6 | Keiō Takao Line |
for Takaosanguchi |
History
The JR East station opened on 1 August 1901.[2] The Keio station opened on 1 October 1967.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
