Higashi-Koganei Station
JC14 Higashi-Koganei Station 東小金井駅 | |||||||||||
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The south entrance in February 2016 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 5-1-1 Kajino-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-0002 Japan | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Chuo Line (Rapid) | ||||||||||
Distance | 27.4 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
Station code | JC14 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 10 September 1964 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 31,758 daily | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Higashi-Koganei Station (東小金井駅, Higashi-Koganei-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koganei, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Higashi-Koganei Station is served by the Chuo Line (Rapid) Service. It is 27.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.
Station layout
[edit]The station has one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform serving three tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station had a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]1 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Shinjuku and Tokyo |
2 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | (for trains bound for both directions) |
3 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Tachikawa, Hachiōji and Takao |
History
[edit]The station opened on September 10, 1964.[1] Freight operations from the station began from April 1965, and continued until 1984.[2] The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 31,758 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 26,710[4] |
2005 | 28,130[5] |
2010 | 27,821 [6] |
2015 | 30,039[7] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- Hosei University
- Asia University
- International Christian University
- Japan Lutheran College
- Tokyo Union Theological Seminary
- Tokyo University of Electro-Communications
- Studio Ghibli (animation company)
- Gainax (animation company)
- Feel (animation company)
- Koganei Park
- Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "駅の情報(東小金井駅):Jr東日本".
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 178. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit] Media related to Higashi-Koganei Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)