KichijÅji Station
- Through station (JR)
- Head station ( Keio )
- 4 (JR East)
- 2 ( Keio )
- JR Chūō Main Line
- Keio Inokashira Line
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The Kichijoji Station (Japanese吉祥寺 駅, Kichijoji -eki ) is located in Musashino in Tokyo Prefecture. This is where the Chūō Main Line and Inokashira Line of operators JR Higashi- Nihon (JR East) and Keio Dentetsu together.
History
The station was opened in 1899 by the Kobu tetsudō, as this was finishing their range of Shinjuku to Tachikawa, now part of Chūō Main Line. With the nationalization of the company, he went in 1906 in the possession of the State Railway ( kokutetsu ) above.
Built in 1934, the Teito Dentetsu the approximately twelve -kilometer route from Kichijoji to Shibuya as Inokashira Line. She fell in 1942 to the Tōkyō kyuko Dentetsu ( Tōkyū ), according to their distribution in 1948 then to the Keio Teito Dentetsu (since 1998 Keio Dentetsu ).
In 1969, the section of the Chūō Main Line between Mitaka and Ogikubo was increased to elevated railway, the new station took operation on April 6. With the privatization of the state railway in 1987 he fell to the JR Higashi- Nihon.
Design and tracks
The JR station is built into the design of a through station. The station building is located under the tracks and on the south side. At the northern of the two island platforms operate on the tracks 1 and 2, the local trains of Chūō - sobu - line as well as through trains to the Tōkyō Metro Tozai Line, at the tracks 3 and 4, the express trains of the Chūō Line.
Just south lies the head station of the Keio Inokashira line from Dentetsu that leads to the southeast. It is designed as an elevated railway on bridges over the Inokashira - dori and two other streets and consists of two tracks which are accessible from the outside platforms. Between 2008 and 2010, the construction of bridges to be replaced, during the construction can be used early in the morning and late at night, only one track.
Lines
The Kichijoji station is omitted from the express and " commuter express trains " the Chūō Main Line. The following lines serve the station:
Environment
Around the station, the commercial center of Kichijoji with department stores, restaurants, cafes and shops developed. Southwest of the station and is the Inokashira Park where the Kanda springs.
Use
In 143 932 zusteigenden average daily passengers Kichijoji in 2007 to rank 18 of all stations of JR Higashi- Nihon. With 147 424 access points in the Inokashira line, he was the second most used station on the Keio Dentetsu to Shibuya.