Kunitachi Station

Kunitachi Station (国立駅, Kunitachi-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JC18
Kunitachi Station

国立駅
The north entrance and station forecourt in October 2015
Location1-14-22 Kita, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo
（東京都国立市北一丁目14-22）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Chuo Line (Rapid)
Distance34.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms3
Tracks3
Other information
WebsiteKunitachi
History
Opened1 April 1926 (1926-04-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)52518
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Tachikawa
JC19
toward Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
     Rapid
 Nishi-Kokubunji
JC17
toward Tokyo
Tachikawa
JC19
toward Hachiōji
 Musashino Shin-Kodaira
JM32
toward Ōmiya

Lines

Kunitachi Station is served by the Chuo Line (Rapid). It is 34.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has one elevated side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2 and 3), serving a total of three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 JC Chuo Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao
2/3 JC Chuo Line (Rapid) for Mitaka, Shinjuku and Tokyo
  • The ticket barriers, October 2015
  • The view looking east from the west (Hachioji) end of platform 1, October 2015
  • The view looking west from the east (Shinjuku) end of platforms 2 and 3, October 2015

History
The south side of the station in 2006 before rebuilding

Kunitachi Station opened on 1 April 1926.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by 52,518 passengers (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 52. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  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 6 February 2016.
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