Mitaka Station

Mitaka Station (三鷹駅, Mitaka-eki) is a railway station in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JC12 JB01
Mitaka Station

三鷹駅
North entrance, May 2015
Location3-46-1 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo
（東京都三鷹市下連雀3丁目46-1）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Chūō Main Line
Platforms3 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1930
Passengers
FY201492,836 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kokubunji
JC16
toward Takao
 Narita Express Kichijōji
JS11
toward Narita Airport Terminal 1
Kokubunji
JC16
toward Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
  Chūō Special Rapid
 Nakano
JS06
toward Tokyo
Kokubunji
JC16
toward Tachikawa
 Chūō Line
  Ōme Special Rapid
Kokubunji
JC16
toward Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
  Commuter Rapid
 Kichijōji
One-way operation
Musashi-Sakai
JC13
toward Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
Rapid
 Kichijōji
JC11
toward Tokyo
Terminus Chūō–Sōbu Line Kichijōji
JB02
toward Chiba
Chūō–Sōbu Line
  via Tozai Line
 Kichijōji
JB02
toward Tsudanuma

Lines

Mitaka Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, acting as the terminus for all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from Chiba, with Chūō Line (Rapid) limited stop services from Tokyo. Some Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line inter-running services also originate and terminate here. The station is 24.1 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station comprises three island platforms serving six tracks,[1] with the station building located above and perpendicular to the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

A Chūō-Sōbu Line train at Mitaka Station, February 2003

Platforms
1/2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Nakano, Shinjuku, Akihabara, Tsudanuma, and Chiba
T Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line for Nishi-Funabashi
3/4 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, Takao
JC Ome Line for Ōme
5/6 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Shinjuku and Tokyo

History

Mitaka Station opened on 25 June 1930.[1] On 15 July 1949, an unmanned train, with its controls tied down, crashed into the station, killing 6 and injuring 20. The incident remains shrouded in mystery.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 92,836 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 44th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200082,335[3]
200585,602[4]
201090,214[5]
201189,295[6]
201290,253[7]
201392,724[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Kawashima, Ryozo (May 2010). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第２巻　三鷹駅―八王子エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Mitaka Station - Hachioji Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 7/41. ISBN 978-4-06-270062-7.
  2. 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 5 October 2015.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  4. 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 16 September 2014.
  5. 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 16 September 2014.
  6. 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 8 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  7. 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 16 September 2014.
  8. 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 16 September 2014.

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