Kichijōji Station

Kichijōji Station (吉祥寺駅, Kichijōji-eki) is a railway station serving Kichijōji in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

Kichijōji Station

吉祥寺駅
The north side of the station in September 2014
LocationKichijōji-Minami-cho, Musashino, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus terminal
History
Opened1899
Location
Kichijōji Station
Location within Japan

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.[1] 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.[2]

JR East
JC11 JB02
Kichijōji Station

吉祥寺駅
JR East station
JR East entrance, September 2005
Location1 Kichijōji Minami-chō
（東京都武蔵野市吉祥寺南町1丁目）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
History
Opened30 December 1899
Passengers
FY2014139,580 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Mitaka
JC12
toward Takao
 Narita Express Shinjuku
SJKJC05
toward Narita Airport Terminal 1
Mitaka
JC12
toward Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
  Commuter Rapid
 Ogikubo
One-way operation
Chūō Line
Rapid
 Ogikubo
JC09
(weekends)
toward Tokyo
Nishi-Ogikubo
JC10
(weekdays)
toward Tokyo
Mitaka
JB01
Terminus
 Chūō–Sōbu Line Nishi-Ogikubo
JB03
toward Chiba
Chūō–Sōbu Line
  via Tozai Line
 Nishi-Ogikubo
JB03
toward Tsudanuma

Station layout

The JR East station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[3] It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agent.[4]

Platforms
1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Mitaka
2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Shinjuku, Akihabara, and Chiba
T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Otemachi and Nishi-Funabashi (via Nakano)
3 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao
4 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Nakano, Shinjuku, and Tokyo

Keio

Kichijōji Station

吉祥寺駅
Keio station
The Keio Inokashira Line platforms, November 2014
Operated by Keio Corporation
Line(s) Keio Inokashira Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
Opened1 April 1934
Passengers
FY2014144,238 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station
Terminus Inokashira Line
Express
 Kugayama
toward Shibuya
Inokashira Line
Local
 Inokashira-kōen
toward Shibuya

Station layout

The Keio station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two terminating tracks.[3]

Platforms
1/2 ■ Keio Inokashira Line for Meidaimae and Shibuya

History

Kichijōji Station opened on 30 December 1899.[3] The Keio station opened on 1 April 1934.[1]

From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Kichijōji Station becoming "IN17".[5]

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.[6] Over the same fiscal year, the Keio station was used by an average of 144,238 passengers daily (exiting and entering passengers).[7]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average (JR East)Daily average (Keio)
1999 - 140,685[1]
2005 139,245[8] -
2006 140,155[9] -
2007 143,932[10] -
2008 143,178[11] -
2009 141,314[12] -
2010 138,420[13] 142,083[14]
2011 137,555[15] 140,929[14]
2012 138,483[16] 141,475[17]
2013 139,282[18] 139,679[17]
  • Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

Surrounding area
The south entrance to the station in March 2008

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 206. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. "吉祥寺駅". えきから時刻表. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  3. Kawashima, Ryozo (April 2010). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１巻　東京駅―三鷹エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Tokyo Station - Mitaka Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 12/40. ISBN 978-4-06-270061-0.
  4. 各駅情報（吉祥寺駅） [Station Information (Kichijōji Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  5. 京王線・井の頭線全駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入します。 [Station numbering to be introduced on Keio Line and Inokashira Line] (PDF) (in Japanese). Keio Corporation. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Average daily station usage figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  8. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  9. 各駅の乗車人員　（2006年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  10. 各駅の乗車人員　（2007年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  11. 各駅の乗車人員　（2008年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  12. 各駅の乗車人員　（2009年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  13. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  14. 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Average daily station usage figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  15. 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  16. 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  17. 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Average daily station usage figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  18. 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

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