Kunitachi Station

Railway station in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan

国立駅

The north entrance and station forecourt in October 2015

Japanese nameShinjitai国立駅Kyūjitai國立驛Hiraganaくにたちえき General informationLocation1-14-22 Kita, Kunitachi City, Tokyo
JapanCoordinates35°41′58″N 139°26′48″E / 35.6994946194°N 139.446544647°E / 35.6994946194; 139.446544647Operated by

JR EastLine(s)JC Chūō Line (Rapid)Distance34.5 km (21.4 mi) from TokyoPlatforms3Tracks3Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1926 (1926-04-01)PassengersFY201953,532 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Tachikawa JC19 towards Ōtsuki		Chūō Line Rapid		Nishi-Kokubunji JC17 towards Tokyo
Tachikawa JC19 towards Hachiōji		Musashino		Shin-Kodaira JM32 towards Ōmiya

Location
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Kunitachi Station (国立駅, Kunitachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kunitachi Station is served by the Chūō 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 Chūō Line (Rapid)	for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao
2/3	JC Chūō 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

Kunitachi Station opened on 1 April 1926.^[1] It was named by taking one kanji from the names of the stations of either station adjacent to it at the time (Kokubunji and Tachikawa). 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 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 53,532 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) making it the 67th busiest JR East station.^[2]

Surrounding area

Railway Technical Research Institute
Hitotsubashi University Kunitachi campus

References

^ 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.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.