Higashi-Koganei Station

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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Higashi-Koganei Station

東小金井駅
The south entrance in February 2016
Location5-1-1 Kajino-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Chuo Line (Rapid)
Distance27.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
History
Opened10 September 1964
Passengers
FY201429,088 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Musashi-Koganei
JC15
toward Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
Rapid
 Musashi-Sakai
JC13
toward Tokyo

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.

Platforms
1 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Shinjuku and Tokyo
2 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) (for trains bound for both directions)
3 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa, Hachiōji and Takao
  • The station platforms in December 2009

History

The station opened on September 10, 1964.[1] Freight operations from the station began from April 1965, and continued until 1984.[2] 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).[3]

Surrounding area

References
  1. https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1280
  2. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 178. ISBN 4533029809.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

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