Machida Station (Tokyo)

Machida Station (町田駅, Machida-eki) is an interchange railway station in Machida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East)[1] and Odakyu Electric Railway.

JH23
Machida Station

町田駅
The Odakyu Line station building, and the Odakyu Department Store
Location6-12-20 Haramachida, Machida-shi, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°32′39.17″N 139°26′43.07″E
Operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)JH Yokohama Line
Odakyu Odawara Line
Distance22.9 km from Higashi-Kanagawa
30.8 km from Shinjuku
PlatformsJR: 2 island platforms
Odakyu: 2 island platforms
History
Opened23 September 1908 (JR East)
1 April 1927 (Odakyu)
Previous namesHaramachida (until 1980)
Shin-Haramachida (until 1976)
Passengers
FY2014110,233 daily (JR East)
289,013 daily (Odakyu)
Services
Preceding station   JR East   Following station
JH27
toward Hachiōji
Yokohama Line
  Rapid
JH21
toward Yokohama
JH24
toward Hachiōji
Yokohama Line
Local
JH22
toward Yokohama
Odakyu
Romancecar
toward Shinjuku or Kita-Senju
toward Odawara
Odawara Line
Rapid Express
toward Shinjuku
Odawara Line
Express
toward Hon-Atsugi
Odawara Line
Commuter Semi Express
toward Isehara
Odawara Line
Semi Express
Odawara Line
Local

Lines

Machida Station is served by the Yokohama Line from Hachiōji to Higashi-Kanagawa.[2] The station is also served by the Odakyu Odawara Line from Shinjuku to Odawara.

Station layout

JR East Machida Station has two island platforms serving four tracks,[2] with the station building located above and perpendicular to the platforms, and has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1] Odakyu Machida Station also has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, while located inside a station building containing a supermarket and department store.

Odakyu Line Track layout

↑Tamagawagakuen-mae

4
3
2
1
Tokyo-Kanagawa Route 3
Tokyo Route 47

↓Sagami-Ōno

JR Platforms
1,2 JH Yokohama Line for Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ōfuna
3,4 JH Yokohama Line for Hashimoto, and Hachiōji

Odakyu Platforms
1-2 ■ Odakyu Odawara Line for Sagami-Ōno, Ebina and Odawara
Hakone Tozan Line for Hakone-Yumoto via Odawara
Odakyū Enoshima Line for Shonandai, Fujisawa, and Katase-Enoshima via Sagami-Ōno
3-4 ■ Odakyu Odawara Line for Kyodo, Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara, and Shinjuku
C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Ōtemachi and Ayase via Yoyogi-Uehara
JL Joban Line (Local) for Abiko and Toride via Ayase

History

The JR East station first opened as Haramachida Station (原町田駅) on September 23, 1908.[2] The Odakyu station opened on 1 April 1927 as Shin-Haramachida Station (新原町田駅), which was renamed Machida Station on 11 April 1976, and the current station building and Odakyu Department Store opened on 23 September 1976. The JR station was moved 0.4 km towards Hachiōji and also renamed to Machida on April 1, 1980 to reduce the walking distance between it and the Odakyu station from 700 m to 300 m, to facilitate interchange.[2][3]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 各駅情報（町田駅） [Station Information: Machida Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. 週刊JR全駅・全車両基地 No.03 [Weekly All Stations and All Depots No.3]. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. August 2012. p. 27. EAN 4910232440825.
  3. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Japan: JTB. pp. 77–78. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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