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Kichijōji Station

Kichijōji Station
吉祥寺駅
Kichijoji Station-North-20110313.jpg
The north side of the station in March 2011
Location Kichijōji-Minami-cho, Musashino, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections Bus terminal
History
Opened 1899
Location
Kichijōji Station is located in Japan
Kichijōji Station
Kichijōji Station
Location within Japan
Kichijōji Station
吉祥寺駅
JR East station
Kichijoji-Station-2005-9-18.jpg
JR East entrance, September 2005
Location 1 Kichijōji Minami-chō
(東京都武蔵野市吉祥寺南町1丁目)
Japan
Operated by JR logo (east).svg JR East
Line(s)
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
History
Opened 30 December 1899
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 139,580 daily
Kichijōji Station
吉祥寺駅
Keio station
KeioInokashiraLineKichijyojiStation.JPG
The Keio Inokashira Line platforms, November 2014
Operated by KeioRailway logo.svg Keio Corporation
Line(s) Number prefix Inokashira.PNG Keio Inokashira Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
History
Opened 1 April 1934
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 144,238 daily

Kichijōji Station (吉祥寺駅 Kichijōji-eki?) is a railway station in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

Kichijōji Station is located on the JR East Chūō Main Line, and is served by all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from Chiba and some Chūō Line (Rapid) limited-stop services from Tokyo. It also forms a terminus of the Keio Inokashira Line and is located 12.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Shibuya in Tokyo. The station is 14 minutes from Shinjuku and 28 minutes from Tokyo by Chuo Line rapid service, and 23 minutes from Shibuya by Inokashira Line express service.

The JR East station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agent.

The Keio station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two terminating tracks.

Kichijōji Station opened on 30 December 1899. The Keio station opened on 1 April 1934.

From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Kichijōji Station becoming "IN17".

In fiscal 2014, the JR East station was used by 139,580 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the twentieth-busiest JR East station. Over the same fiscal year, the Keio station was used by an average of 144,238 passengers daily (exiting and entering passengers).


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