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Nishi Kokubunji Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Opened
  
1 April 1973

Tracks
  
5

Passengers (FY2014)
  
28,396 daily

Platforms in use
  
4

Nishi-Kokubunji Station

Location
  
2 Nishi-Koigakubo, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo Japan

Line(s)
  
■ Chūō Line (Rapid) ■ Musashino Line

Website
  
www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1156

Address
  
2 Chome-1-18 Nishikoigakubo, Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan

Similar
  
Kokubunji Station, Kunitachi Station, Koigakubo Station, Fuchūhommachi Station, Kita‑Fuchū Station

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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

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.

Surrounding area

  • Musashi Kokubunji Park
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital
  • References

    Nishi-Kokubunji Station Wikipedia