Kugayama Station Explained


Kugayama Station
Native Name:久我山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Suginami, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Operator:Keio Corporation
Line:Keio Inokashira Line
Code:IN14
Opened:1933
Passengers:36,633 daily
Pass Year:FY2011

is a railway station on the Keio Inokashira Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

Lines

Kugayama Station is served by the 12.7 km Keio Inokashira Line from in Tokyo to . Located between and, it is 10.2 km from the Shibuya terminus.[1]

Service pattern

Limited-stop "Express" and all-stations "Local" services stop at this station. During the daytime, there are eight "Express" and eight "Local" services per hour in either direction.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station has an above-track station building, completed in 2005.[2] The station previously had a ground-level station building at the north exit, connected by an underground passageway.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 August 1933.[1]

From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Kugayama Station becoming "IN14". 13 August 2018,Torrential rain flooded the escalators at Kugayama Station, rendering them unusable.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 36,633 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
1999 35,779
2010 36,850
2011 36,633

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 206. 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第1巻 東京駅―三鷹エリア . Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 1 Tokyo Station – Mitaka Area . Kodansha . April 2010 . Japan . 12, 55. 978-4-06-270061-0.
  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. 25 March 2013. 23 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123201223/http://www.keio.co.jp/news/backnumber/news_release2012/nr130118_numbering.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: http://www.keio.co.jp/group/traffic/railroading/passengers/index.html. ja:1日の駅別乗降人員. Average daily station usage figures. 2013. Japanese. Japan . Keio Corporation. 25 March 2013.