Operated by JR East Connections Bus stop Opened 1 September 1956 Tracks 2 | Address Japan Platforms in use 1 | |
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Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=585 Similar Fuchūhommachi Station, Nishi‑Kokubunji Station, Fuchū Station, Shin‑Kodaira Station, Bubaigawara Station | ||
Kita-Fuchū Station (北府中駅, Kita-Fuchū-eki) is a railway station on the Musashino Line in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Kita-Fuchū Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo, and is situated 1.7 km from the western terminus of the line at Fuchū-Hommachi.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. Tracks on the west side of the station lead to the Toshiba Fuchu Plant. The station entrance is on the east side of the tracks, and the station is linked to the Toshiba factory entrance on the west side by an overbridge for Toshiba employees only. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
History
The station opened on 1 September 1956, initially as a station on a branch line from the Chuo Main Line known as the Shimogawara Line (下河原線). The line became part of the Musashino Line from 1 April 1973. With the privatization of 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 of 14,184 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
Parks
Schools and colleges
Bus services
Kita-Fuchū Station is served by Keio Bus services, which stop next to the station.