Nishi-Hachiōji Station

Nishi-Hachiōji Station (西八王子駅, Nishi-Hachiōji-eki) is a railway station in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JC23
Nishi-Hachiōji Station

西八王子駅
North entrance Nishi-Hachiōji Station, April 2014
Location2-21-1 Sennin-machi, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo
（東京都八王子市千人町二丁目21-1
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
History
Opened1939
Traffic
Passengers31,397 (FY2014)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Takao
JC24
toward Shiojiri
 Chūō Main Line Hachiōji
JC22
toward Tachikawa
Takao
JC24
toward Ōtsuki
 Chūō Line
     Chūō Special Rapid
 Hachiōji
JC22
toward Tokyo
Chūō Line
     Commuter Rapid
 Hachiōji
One-way operation
Chūō Line
     Rapid
 Hachiōji
JC22
toward Tokyo

Lines

Nishi-Hachiōji Station is served by the Chūō Main Line with also Chūō Line (Rapid) limited stop services from Tokyo. The station is 49.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks with the platforms connected by the elevated station building, which is located above and perpendicular to the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 JC■ Chūō Main Line for Hachiōji, Takao, Ōtsuki, Kōfu
2 JC■ Chūō Main Line for Tachikawa, Mitaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo

History

Nishi-Hachiōji Station opened on 1 April 1939. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The original station building was destroyed in an air raid on 2 August 1945.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 31,397 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 44th-busiest station operated by JR East.[1]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.


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