Connections Bus terminal | Opened 1922 | |
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Similar Mitaka Station, Musashi‑Sakai Station, Nishi‑Ogikubo Station, Inokashira‑kōen Station, Inokashira Park | ||
Kichijōji Station (吉祥寺駅, Kichijōji-eki) is a railway station in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.
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Lines
Kichijōji Station is located on the JR East Chūō Main Line, and is served by all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from Chiba and some Chūō Line (Rapid) limited-stop services from Tokyo. It also forms a terminus of the Keio Inokashira Line and is located 12.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Shibuya in Tokyo. The station is 14 minutes from Shinjuku and 28 minutes from Tokyo by Chuo Line rapid service, and 23 minutes from Shibuya by Inokashira Line express service.
Station layout
The JR East station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agent.
Station layout
The Keio station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two terminating tracks.
History
Kichijōji Station opened on 30 December 1899. The Keio station opened on 1 April 1934.
From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Kichijōji Station becoming "IN17".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the JR East station was used by 139,580 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the twentieth-busiest JR East station. Over the same fiscal year, the Keio station was used by an average of 144,238 passengers daily (exiting and entering passengers).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.