Higashi-Fuchū_Station
Higashi-fuchū Station
Railway station in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan
Higashi-fuchū Station (東府中駅, Higashi-fuchū-ek) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.[1]
KO23 Higashi-fuchū Station 東府中駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Higashi-fuchū Station, South exit, October 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1-8-3 Shimizugaoka, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo 183-0015 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.6689°N 139.4953°E / 35.6689; 139.4953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keio Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 20.4 km from Shinjuku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KO23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 12 November 19355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Rinji Keibajomae Station (to 1940) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 21,274 (daily) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Higashi-fuchū Station is served by the Keiō Line and the Keiō Keibajō Line. It is located 20.4 km from the Keiō Line's Tokyo terminus at Shinjuku,[2] and is a terminus of the Keiō Keibajō Line.
This station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above.
Platforms
| 1 | KO Keiō Keibajō Line | for Fuchūkeiba-seimommae (weekdays) |
| 2 | KO Keiō Keibajō Line | for Fuchūkeiba-seimommae (weekends) |
| KO Keiō Line | for Keiō-Hachiōji KO Keiō Dōbutsuen Line for Tama-Dōbutsukōen (via Takahatafudō) KO Keiō Takao Line for Takaosanguchi (via Kitano) | |
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| 4 | KO Keiō Line | for Chōfu, Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku S Toei Shinjuku Line for Moto-Yawata |
The station opened on 12 November 1935.[2] as Rinji Keibajomae Station (臨時競馬場前駅). It was renamed to its present name on 26 October 1940.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 21,274 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
