Operated by JR East Opened 1 April 1973 Tracks 5 | Passengers (FY2014) 28,396 daily Platforms in use 4 | |
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Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1156 Similar | ||
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Nishi-Kokubunji Station (西国分寺駅, Nishi-Kokubunji-eki, lit. "West Kokubunji Station") is a railway station in Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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- Lines
- Station layout
- History
- Passenger statistics
- Surrounding area
- References
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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 start of the Musashino Line at Fuchūhommachi.
Station layout
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.
History
The station 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 of 28,396 passengers daily (boarding passengers only. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.