Chōfu Station (Tokyo) Explained


Chōfu Station
Native Name:調布駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:4-32-1 Fuda, Chōfu-shi, Tokyo 182-0024
Country:Japan
Operator: Keio Corporation
Distance:15.5km (09.6miles) from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Code:KO18
Opened:April 15, 1913
Passengers:130,065 (daily)
Pass Year:2019
Map Type:Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:Chōfu Station

is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.[1]

Lines

Chōfu Station is served by the Keio Line and Keiō Sagamihara Line as the junction of the two lines. It is located 15.5km (09.6miles) from the starting point of the Keio Line at Shinjuku Station and is a terminus of the 22.6km (14miles) Sagamihara Line.

Station layout

The station has two underground island platforms: one in the second basement (Platforms 1 and 2) and one in the third basement (Platforms 3 and 4). Ticket windows and gates are in the first basement.[2]

Platforms

History

The station opened on April 15, 1913 when Keiō Electric Railway opened its first section between and Chōfu as an Interurban.[3]

Recent development

Until 2012, Chofu Station was on the ground level and had busy grade crossings at either end for road traffic, while trains arriving from the Keio Sagamihara Line blocked both lines of the Keio Line as they enter the station. Keio Corporation resolved both these issues by grade separating the railway lines around the station area. Underground tracks opened on August 19, 2012.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 130,065 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005109,956[6]
2010 114,906[7]
2015 117,781[8]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.keio.co.jp/english/railwaymap/index.html Keio Railway Map
  2. Web site: Station information by Keio Corporation. August 19, 2012. Japanese.
  3. Web site: 京王の電車・バス開業100周年年表. Keio Corporation. April 29, 2014.
  4. News: http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/news/120819/trd12081911130002-n1.htm. ja:京王電鉄2区間が地下線で運転開始 調布駅付近で切り替え工事完了. August 19, 2012. MSN Sankei News. August 19, 2012. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20120823152057/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/news/120819/trd12081911130002-n1.htm. August 23, 2012. dead.
  5. Web site: https://www.keio.co.jp/group/traffic/railroading/passengers/index.html. ja:1日の駅別乗降人員. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). Keio Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 29 January 2021.
  6. Web site: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2005/tn05qyti0510u.htm. ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信. Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  7. Web site: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2010/tn10q3i004.htm. ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成22年. Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  8. Web site: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tnenkan/2015/tn14q3i004.htm. ja:東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信. Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.