is an interchange passenger
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
located in the city of
Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by the
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
(JR East) and the private railway operator
Keio Corporation
() is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retail, real estate and other industries.
The name is derived from taking one character each from the places through which the railw ...
.
Lines
Bubaigawara Station is served by the
Nambu Line, and is 28.8 kilometers from the Nambu Line
terminus at
Kawasaki Station. It is also served by the
Keiō Line
The is a 37.9-km railway line in western Tokyo, Japan, owned by the private railway operator Keiō Corporation. It connects Shinjuku, Tokyo, with the suburban city of Hachiōji. The Keiō Line is part of a network with interchanges and throug ...
, and is 23.1 km from the Keio Line Tokyo terminus at Shinjuku.
Station layout
The JR East and Keio Stations each have two
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
s serving two tracks. The two parts of the station share a common station building and entrance, with both JR and Keio ticket vending machines located side by side.
JR East platforms
The JR East platforms are located at ground level, running west to east.
File:JRBubaigawaraStationPlatforms-Jan2014.jpg, The Nambu Line platforms viewed from a level crossing to the east of the station, January 2014
File:Bubaigawara Station 20130309.JPG, The Nambu Line platforms looking east from platform 2, March 2013
File:JRBubaigawaraStation platform.JPG, The Nambu Lines looking west from platform 2, April 2008
Keio platforms
The Keio platforms are elevated and run approximately north to south.
File:Keio Bubaigawara Station 20111225.jpg, The Keio Line platforms, December 2011
History
The Keio Line station opened on 24 March 1925.
as . It was renamed to its present name on 11 December 1928. The
JNR (now JR East) station also opened on 11 December 1928.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 41,240 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
During the same period, the Keio station was used by an average of 95,121 passengers daily.
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
*MINANO (shopping center)
*Toshiba Fuchu Office
*Toshiba Digital Solutions
* Fuchu Katamachi Post Office
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
Japan
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References
External links
JR East station information
{{Keio Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Nambu Line
Railway stations in Tokyo
Keio Line
Stations of Keio Corporation
Fuchū, Tokyo