Kokubunji Station Explained

is an interchange railway station located in the city of Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and private railway operator Seibu Railway.^[1]

Lines

Kokubunji Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid) and is 31.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo. It also forms a terminus for both the Seibu Kokubunji and Seibu Tamako lines.

Station layout

The JR East side of the station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.^[1] The Seibu portion of the station has one side of a former island platform (Platform 5) parallel to and north of the JR platforms.^[2] Platform 6 is now closed.^[2] Platform 7 is further north again but is above and perpendicular to the other platforms.^[2]

JR East

Seibu Railway

Seibu Platforms

History

What is now the JR East station opened on 11 April 1889.^[3] The Seibu Kokubunji Line platforms opened on 21 December 1894, and the Tamako Railway (present-day Seibu Tamako Line) platforms opened on 6 April 1928.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kokubunji Station becoming "SK01" on the Seibu Kokubunji Line and "ST01" on the Seibu Tamako Line.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 112,090 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 31st busiest in the JR East network.^[5] The Seibu station was used by an average of 117,796 passengers daily making it the sixth busiest station served by Seibu.^[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. Note that JR East figures consider only boarding passengers whereas Seibu figures consider both entering and exiting passengers.

Fiscal year	JR East	Seibu
2000	100,815[7]
2005	103,862[8]	116,629[9]
2010	105,883[10]	114,779[11]
2015	111,325[12]	118,392[13]

Surrounding area

North side

• Tokyo Gakugei University
• Bunka Gakuen University

South side

• Tonogayato Garden
• Hotel Mets Kokubunji
• Tokyo Keizai University
• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Kokubunji Station information (JR East)
• Kokubunji Station information (Seibu)

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=682. ja:各駅情報（国分寺駅）. Station Information (Kokubunji Station) . East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 26 November 2012.
2. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 . Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo . Kodansha . February 2011 . Japan . 10–88. 978-4-06-270071-9.
3. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 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 2 Mitaka Station - Hachioji Area . Kodansha . May 2010 . Japan . 43. 978-4-06-270062-7.
4. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf. ja:西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します. Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations. 23 February 2012. News Release. Seibu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 17 November 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101130/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf. 24 September 2015.
5. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 29 January 2021.
6. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020). Seibu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 29 January 2021.
7. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009023233/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . 9 October 2014 . 17 November 2013 . dead .
8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009222358/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . 9 October 2014 . 17 November 2013 . dead .
9. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2005joukou.pdf . ja:駅別乗降人員　2005（平成17）年度　1日平均 . Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2005) . Japanese . Japan . Seibu Railway . 18 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010325/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2005joukou.pdf . 5 March 2016 .
10. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175258/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . 6 October 2014 . 17 November 2013 . dead .
11. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2010joukou.pdf . ja:駅別乗降人員　2010（平成22）年度　1日平均 . Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010) . Japanese . Japan . Seibu Railway . 17 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110626044558/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2010joukou.pdf . 26 June 2011 .
12. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2015年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 September 2020.
13. Web site: https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/eigyo/transfer/2015joukou.pdf . ja:駅別乗降人員　2015（平成27）年度　1日平均 . Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2015) . Japanese . Japan . Seibu Railway .