Higashi-Fussa Station

Higashi-Fussa Station (東福生駅, Higashi Fussa-eki) is a railway station in Fussa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] Higashi means east in Japanese, and Higashi-Fussa Station is located east of central Fussa.

Higashi-Fussa Station

東福生駅
Overview of Higashi-Fussa Station, January 2009
Location1-1-7 Musashinodai, Fussa-shi, Tokyo
(東京都福生市武蔵野台一丁目1-7)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hachikō Line
Platforms1 island platform
History
Opened1 December 1931
Passengers
FY20101422
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Hakonegasaki
toward Komagawa
Hachikō Line
Haijima
toward Hachiōji

Lines

Higashi-Fussa Station is served by the Hachikō Line between Hachiōji and Komagawa, with many services continuing to and from Kawagoe on the Kawagoe Line.

Station layout

View of the platforms, January 2009

The station is normally unstaffed, and consists of an island platform serving two tracks, forming a passing loop on the single-track line.

Platforms

1  Hachikō Line for Hakonegasaki, Komagawa, and Kawagoe
2  Hachikō Line for Haijima and Hachiōji

History

The station opened on 10 December 1931.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The southern section of the Hachikō Line between Hachiōji and Komagawa was electrified on 16 March 1996, with through services commencing between Hachiōji and Kawagoe.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. "Higashi-Fussa Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 December 2010.

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