Kunitachi Station (国立駅, Kunitachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JC18 Kunitachi Station 国立駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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The north entrance and station forecourt in October 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 1-14-22 Kita, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo (東京都国立市北一丁目14-22) Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°41′58″N 139°26′48″E | |||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Chūō Line (Rapid) | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 34.5 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 April 1926 (1926-04-01) | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 53,532 | |||||||||||||||
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Kunitachi Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid). It is 34.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
The station has one elevated side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2 and 3), serving a total of three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao |
2/3 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Mitaka, Shinjuku and Tokyo |
Kunitachi Station opened on 1 April 1926.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 53,532 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) making it the 67th busiest JR East station.[2]
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Stations of the Chūō Line (Rapid) | ||
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