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Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1374 Similar Fuchū Station, Bubaigawara Station, Kita‑Fuchū Station, Nishi‑Kokubunji Station, Fuchūkeiba‑seimommae Station | ||
weekday daytime of fuch hommachi station
Fuchūhommachi Station (府中本町駅, Fuchū-Honmachi-eki) is a railway station in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Contents
- weekday daytime of fuch hommachi station
- Lines
- Station layout
- History
- Passenger statistics
- Surrounding area
- References
Lines
Fuchūhommachi Station forms the western terminus of the orbital Musashino Line from Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo, and is also served by the Nambu Line from Kawasaki to Tachikawa. It is located 22.8 kilometers from Tsurumi Station on the Musashino Line and 27.9 kilometers from Kawasaki Station on the Nambu Line.
Station layout
The station consists of a central island platform serving two terminating tracks for the Musashino Line, with two side platforms on either side serving the Nambu Line tracks. Through tracks are used by freight trains continuing to and from Tsurumi on the freight-only Musashino South Line.
The station building is elevated and is located above the tracks and platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
History
The station opened on 11 December 1928. The Musashino Line platforms opened on 1 April 1973. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average 17,079 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.