Machida Station (JR East)

Machida Station
町田駅

South side of Machida Station, November 2005
Location 1-1-36 Haramachida, Machida, Tokyo
（東京都町田市原町田1丁目1-36）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Yokohama Line
Platforms 2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1908
Previous names Haramachida (until 1980)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 110,233 daily
Location
Machida Station
Location within Japan

Machida Station (町田駅 Machida-eki) is a railway station on the Yokohama Line in Machida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

The station is located adjacent to Machida Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line.

Lines

Machida Station is served by the Yokohama Line from Hachiōji to Higashi-Kanagawa.[2]It is located 22.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Kanagawa.

Station layout

Machida Station has two island platforms serving four tracks,[2] with the station building located above and perpendicular to the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1, 2 ■ Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama, Higashi-Kanagawa, and Yokohama
3, 4 ■ Yokohama Line for Hashimoto and Hachiōji

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yokohama Line
Nagatsuta   Rapid   Sagamihara
Naruse   Local   Kobuchi

History

The station first opened as Haramachida Station (原町田駅) on September 23, 1908.[2] The station was moved 0.4 km toward Hachiōji and renamed Machida on April 1, 1980 to reduce the walking distance between it and Shin-Haramachida Station (now Machida Station) on the Odakyu Odawara Line from 700 m to 300 m.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 110,233 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 28th-busiest station operated by JR East.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 100,602[5]
2005 104,452[6]
2010 109,077[7]
2011 109,042[8]
2012 110,543[9]
2013 110,940[10]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 各駅情報（町田駅） [Station Information: Machida Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 週刊JR全駅・全車両基地 No.03 [Weekly All Stations and All Depots No.3]. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. August 2012. p. 27. EAN 4910232440825.
  3. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Japan: JTB. pp. 77–78. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  5. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  6. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  7. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  8. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  9. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  10. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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