is a 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 260px, Fuchū City Hall is a city located in western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. Fuchū serves as a regional commercial center and a commuter town for workers in central Tokyo. The city hosts large scale manufacturing facilities for Toshiba, NEC a ...

, Japan, operated by 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 ...

. It is numbered "KO24".

Lines

Fuchū Station is served by the 37.9 km Keio Line from to , and is located 21.9 km from the Tokyo terminus of the line at Shinjuku.

Station layout

This station consists of two

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s serving four tracks, with each platform on a

passing loop A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or ...

Platforms

History

The station opened on 31 October 1916. The new elevated station building opened on 1 March 1993.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 88,769 passengers daily. The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* * Fuchū City Office * * Fuchū-Hommachi Station on the JR

Musashino Line The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo. Passenger operations a ...

and

Nambu Line The Nambu Line ( ja, 南武線,) is a Japanese railway line which connects Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa, Tokyo and Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. For most of its length, it parallels the Tama River, the natural border between Tokyo and ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuchu Station (Tokyo) Keio Line Stations of Keio Corporation Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1916 Fuchū, Tokyo