:Kokubunji Station
{{short description|Railway station in Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kokubunji Station
| native_name = 国分寺駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| mlanguage = {{Infobox Chinese/Japanese|shinjitai=国分寺駅|kyujitai=國分寺驛|hiragana=こくぶんじえき}}
| image = Kokubunji-Sta-S.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Kokubunji Station station building, October 2011
| other_name =
| address = 2-chome Honmachi, Kokubunji City, Tokyo
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35|42|01|N|139|28|49|E|display=inline, title|region:JP-13_type:railwaystation_source:dewiki}}
| operator = {{Plainlist|
- {{ric|JR East|name=y}}
- 18px Seibu Railway
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{JRLS|JC}} Chūō Line (Rapid)
- 18px Seibu Kokubunji Line
- 18px Seibu Tamako Line
}}
| platforms =
| connections = {{rint|bus|1}} Bus terminal
| structure = At grade
| code = {{Hlist|JC16|SK01|ST01}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1889|04|11|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| map_type = Japan Tokyo#Japan Kanto#Japan
| map_dot_label =Kokubunji Station
| services =
}}
{{nihongo|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.{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=682|script-title=ja:各駅情報（国分寺駅）|trans-title=Station Information (Kokubunji Station) |publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 26 November 2012}}
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|date=June 2024}}
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. The Seibu portion of the station has one side of a former island platform (Platform 5) parallel to and north of the JR platforms.{{cite book | last = Kawashima| first = Ryozo |title = 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 |trans-title=Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo | publisher = Kodansha | date = February 2011 | location = Japan | pages = 10–88| isbn = 978-4-06-270071-9}} Platform 6 is now closed. Platform 7 is further north again but is above and perpendicular to the other platforms.
=JR East=
{{Infobox station
| name = {{JRSN|JC|16|size=50}}
Kokubunji Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 国分寺駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| image = Kokubunji-Station-2005-8-28.jpg
| alt =
| caption = JR East exit, July 2015
| other_name =
| address = 2-1-23 Honchō, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-0021
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = {{ric|JR East|name=y}}
| line = {{Colorbull|OrangeRed}} Chūō Line (Rapid)
| distance = {{cvt|21.1|km|mi}} from {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}
| platforms = 2 island platforms
| tracks = 4
| connections =
| structure = At grade
| code = JC16
| status = Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" )
| opened = {{start date and age|1889|04|11|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 112,090 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR East
|line8=Chuo|note-mid8={{SLL|Commuter Special Rapid|deeppink|white}}|left8=Tachikawa|oneway-left8=yes|right8=Shinjuku|note-right8={{JRSN|JC|05|tlc=SJK|size=20}}
|line9=Chuo|note-mid9={{SLL|Chūō Special Rapid|blue|white}}|left9=Tachikawa|note-left9={{JRSN|JC|19|size=25}}|right9=Mitaka|note-right9={{JRSN|JC|12|size=25}}
|line10=Chuo|note-mid10={{SLL|Ōme Special Rapid|green|white}}|left10=Tachikawa|note-left10={{JRSN|JC|19|size=25}}|right10=Mitaka|note-right10={{JRSN|JC|12|size=25}}|to-left10=Tachikawa
|line11=Chuo|note-mid11={{SLL|Commuter Rapid|purple|white}}|left11=Tachikawa|note-left11={{JRSN|JC|19|size=25}}|right11=Mitaka|oneway-right11=yes
|line12=Chuo|note-mid12=Rapid|left12=Nishi-Kokubunji|note-left12={{JRSN|JC|17|size=30}}|right12=Musashi-Koganei|note-right12={{JRSN|JC|15|size=30}}
}}}}
=JR Platforms=
{{jpf|pfn=1/2|first=2|name=Chūō Line (Rapid)|symbol={{JRLS|JC}}|dir=for {{STN|Tachikawa|x}} and {{STN|Hachiōji|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=3/4|first=3|name=Chūō Line (Rapid)|symbol={{JRLS|JC}}|dir=for {{STN|Nakano|x|Tokyo}}, {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
Kokubunji Station platform 5 waiting room 20131116.JPG|The passenger waiting room on platform 5, November 2013
=Seibu Railway=
{{Infobox station
| name = {{SBSN|SK|01|50}} {{SBSN|ST|01|50}}
Kokubunji Station
| native_name = 国分寺駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type = Seibu station
| image = Seibu 3000 Kokubunji Station platform 5 east end 20131116.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Seibu Kokubunji Line train at platform 5, November 2013
| other_name =
| address = 2-1-23 Honchō, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-0021
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = 18px Seibu Railway
| line = {{Plainlist|
}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| connections =
| structure =
| code = SK01, ST01
| opened = {{start date and age|1894|12|21|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =117,796 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| services = {{Adjstn|system=Seibu Railway
|line1=Kokubunji|left1=Koigakubo|note-left1={{SBSN|SK|02}}
|line2=Tamako|left2=Hitotsubashi-Gakuen|note-left2={{SBSN|ST|02}}}}
}}
=Seibu Platforms=
{{jpf|pfn=5|first=2|name=Seibu Kokubunji Line| symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Ogawa|x|Tokyo}} and {{STN|Higashi-Murayama|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=7|first=3|name=Seibu Tamako Line| symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Hagiyama|x}} and {{STN|Tamako|x}}}}
File:Kokubunji Station platforms 20131116.JPG|The east end of platform 5 viewed from the JR East platforms, November 2013
File:Seibu-railway-Kokubunji-station-tamako-line-platform.jpg|Seibu Kokubunji Station Platform 7, April 2021
History
File:Kokubunji Station 1915.jpg
File:Seibu Tamako Line 22 1937 Scan10001.JPG
What is now the JR East station opened on 11 April 1889.{{cite book | last = Kawashima| first = Ryozo |title = 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 |trans-title=Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 2 Mitaka Station - Hachioji Area | publisher = Kodansha | date = May 2010 | location = Japan | page = 43| isbn = 978-4-06-270062-7}} 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.
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.{{cite web|url= http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|script-title= ja:西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します|trans-title= Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations|date= 23 February 2012|work= News Release|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 17 November 2013|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101130/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|archivedate= 24 September 2015}}
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.{{cite web |url= https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 29 January 2021}} The Seibu station was used by an average of 117,796 passengers daily making it the sixth busiest station served by Seibu.{{cite web |url= https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 29 January 2021}}
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.
Surrounding area
=North side=
=South side=
- Tonogayato Garden
- Hotel Mets Kokubunji
- Tokyo Keizai University
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
See also
{{Portal|Tokyo}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=682 Kokubunji Station information] (JR East) {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/station/kokubunji/ Kokubunji Station information] (Seibu) {{in lang|ja}}
{{Chuo Line (Rapid)}}
{{Seibu Kokubunji Line}}
{{Seibu Tamako Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Category:Stations of Seibu Railway
Category:Railway stations in Tokyo