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

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