Kōenji Station

Kōenji Station (高円寺駅, Kōenji-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the Kōenji neighborhood in Suginami, Tokyo. The station, on a four-track section, is served by local and rapid services (not including special rapid services and other fast trains) of the Chūō Main Line on weekdays. On weekends, only local trains make stops at this station.

JC07 JB06
Koenji

高円寺
Location4 Koenji, Suginami, Tokyo
（東京都杉並区高円寺南4丁目）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Chūō Main Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened1922
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Asagaya
JC08
toward Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
     Rapid (weekdays)
 Nakano
JC06
toward Tokyo
Asagaya
JB05
toward Mitaka
 Chūō–Sōbu Line Nakano
JB07
toward Chiba
Chūō–Sōbu Line
     via Tozai Line
 Nakano
JB07
toward Tsudanuma

The station uses a special train departure melody during the Koenji Awa Odori festival held in late August.

It is within walking distance of Shin-Kōenji Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.

History

The station began operation on July 15, 1922.[1] The original station building was destroyed in the bombing of Tokyo in 1945 and a permanent replacement was completed in 1952. The Chuo Line tracks originally ran at ground level but were fully elevated in April 1966, when through service to the Sobu Line and the Tozai Line commenced.

Line

Platforms
1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Mitaka
2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Shinjuku, Akihabara, and Chiba
3 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao
4 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Nakano, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
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References
  1. "JR East: Station information (Kōenji Station)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-12-09.

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