Nishi-Kokubunji Station

Nishi-Kokubunji Station (西国分寺駅, Nishi-Kokubunji-eki) is a railway station in Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JC17 JM33
Nishi-Kokubunji Station

西国分寺駅
The Chūō Line platforms in January 2007
Location2 Nishi-Koigakubo, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°41′59″N 139°27′57″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance32.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms4 side platforms
Tracks5
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1973
Passengers
FY201428,396 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kunitachi
JC18
toward Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
Rapid
 Kokubunji
JC16
toward Tokyo
Kita-Fuchū
JM34
toward Fuchūhommachi
 Musashino Shin-Kodaira
JM32
toward Ōmiya
Musashino Line Shin-Kodaira
JM32
toward Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Location
Nishi-Kokubunji Station
Location within Tokyo
Nishi-Kokubunji Station
Nishi-Kokubunji Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishi-Kokubunji Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid) from Tokyo to Hachiōji, and by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo. It is 32.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Chūō Line at Tokyo Station and 3.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Musashino Line at Fuchūhommachi.

Station layout
The Musashino Line platforms in July 2006

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at ground level for the Chūō Line (Rapid), and two elevated side platforms at right angles to these serving two tracks for the Musashino Line. A third track lies between these two tracks for use by non-stop freight trains.

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms
1 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Nakano, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
2 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa and Hachiōji
3 JM Musashino Line for Fuchūhommachi
4 JM Musashino Line for Musashi-Urawa, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari

History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 28,396 passengers daily (boarding passengers only.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200019,674[4]
200523,908[5]
201026,969[6]
201428,396[3]

Surrounding area
  • Musashi Kokubunji Park
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital

See also

References
  1. "JR East Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 178. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. 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.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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