Kitano Station (Tokyo) Explained


Kitano Station
Native Name:北野駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:335-1 Kochigoshi-machi, Hachiōji, Tokyo 192-0911
Country:Japan
Operator: Keio Corporation
Distance:36.1 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Code:KO33
Opened:March 24, 1925
Passengers:23,006
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Dot Label:Kitano Station
Map Type:Japan Tokyo#Japan

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

Lines

Kitano Station is a junction of the Keiō and Takao Lines. It is and is located 36.1 kilometers from the starting point of the Keio Line at Shinjuku Station and is a terminus of the Takao Line.

Services

All seven types of train service stop at this station: local, rapid, semi express, express, semi special express, special express trains and Keiō Liner trains.

Trains run 0445-0050 weekdays and 0450-0045 weekends. The typical hourly weekday off-peak service is:

The typical hourly weekend off-peak service is:

Station layout

The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. Tracks 1 and 2 serve Keiō Line trains bound for Keiō-hachiōji Station and Takao Line trains bound for Takaosanguchi Station. Tracks 3 and 4 serve trains bound for Shinjuku Station.

Platforms

History

The station opened on March 24, 1925 as a stop on the Gyokunan Electric Railway, which was absorbed into the Keio Electric Tramway on December 1, 1926. The Goryō Line opened to Tama-Goryō-mae on March 20, 1931 but was suspended on January 21, 1945. After the war, on October 1, 1967, Keio Teito Electric Railway opened the Takao Line to Takaosanguchi, part of which used the old Goryō Line. The station was elevated in the early 1990s. Semi Special Express services began calling here following their creation on March 27, 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 23,006 passengers daily.[1]

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

Fiscal year daily average
200521,469[2]
2010 22,530[3]
2015 22,357[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.