Operated by JR East Distance 27.4 km from Tokyo Address Japan Platforms in use 1 | Line(s) ■ Chuo Line (Rapid) Passengers (FY2014) 29,088 daily Opened 10 September 1964 Tracks 3 | |
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Location 5-1-1 Kajino-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo
Japan Similar Musashi‑Koganei Station, Musashi‑Sakai Station, Shin‑Koganei Station, Nishi‑Kokubunji Station, Koganei Park | ||
Higashi-Koganei Station (東小金井駅, Higashi-Koganei-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line, in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Higashi-Koganei Station is served by the Chuo Line (Rapid) Service. It is 27.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.
Station layout
The station has one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform serving three tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
History
The station opened on September 10, 1964. Freight operations from the station began from April 1965, and continued until 1984. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 29,088 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).