Keiō-hachiōji Station explained


Keiō-hachiōji Station
Native Name:京王八王子駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:3-27-1 Myojin-cho, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo 192-0046
Country:Japan
Operator: Keio Corporation
Line: Keio Line
Distance:37.9 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Code:KO34
Opened:21 May 1988
Former:Higashi-Hachiōji Station (until 1963)
Passengers:58,124
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:Keiō-hachiōji Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.[1] It is a five-minute walk from JR East's Hachiōji Station.

Lines

Keiō-hachiōji Station is a terminus of the Keio Line, and is located 37.9 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Shinjuku Station.

Station layout

This station consists of one underground dead-headed island platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located above.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 24 March 1925, originally named .[2] The station was renamed on 11 December 1963 and moved 190 m closer to Tokyo.[2] The station was rebuilt as an underground station on 2 April 1989.[2]

From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Keiō-hachiōji Station becoming "KO34".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 58,124 passengers daily.[4]

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

Fiscal year daily average
200559,676[5]
2010 58,366[6]
2015 59,083[7]

Surrounding area

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.keio.co.jp/english/railwaymap/index.html Keio Railway Map
  2. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 228. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. Web site: http://www.keio.co.jp/news/backnumber/news_release2012/nr130118_numbering.pdf. ja:京王線・井の頭線全駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入します。. Station numbering to be introduced on Keio Line and Inokashira Line. 18 January 2013. News release. Keio Corporation. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20190616182704/https://www.keio.co.jp/news/backnumber/news_release2012/nr130118_numbering.pdf. 16 June 2019. 28 June 2013. dead.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.