is a junction passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Fuchūhommachi Station forms the western terminus of the orbital

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 ...

from and Tokyo, and is also served by the

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from to . It is located 22.8 kilometers from

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on the Musashino Line and 27.9 kilometers from

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on the Nambu Line.

Station layout

Rail Tracks map JR-E Fuchu-Hommachi Station

The station consists of a central

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serving two terminating tracks for the Musashino Line, with two

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s on either side serving the Nambu Line tracks. Through tracks are used by freight trains continuing to and from on the freight-only Musashino South Line. The station building is elevated and is located above the tracks and platforms. The station has a "

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" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

File:Fuchu Honmachi-2006-07-11.jpg, View from Nambu Line platform 1 with the Musashino Line stabling sidings visible above, July 2006 File:Fuchu-Hommachi Station platform 1 20121124.JPG, View of the southbound Nambu Line platform 1 from the Musashino Line platforms, November 2012 File:Fuchu-Hommachi Station south 20121124.JPG, View looking south from the Musashino Line platforms, November 2012 File:Fuchu-Hommachi Station platforms 2-3 20121124.JPG, Musashino Line platforms 2 (right) and 3 (left), November 2012 File:Fuchu-Hommachi Station platforms 3-4 20121124.JPG, View of the northbound Nambu Line platform 4 from the Musashino Line platforms, November 2012 File:Fuchu-Hommachi Station north 20121124.JPG, View looking north from the Musashino Line platforms, November 2012

History

The station opened on 11 December 1928. The Musashino Line platforms opened on 1 April 1973. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average 17,126 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Fuchū Station ( Keio Line) * Fuchū-Keiba-Seimon-mae Station (

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) *

Bubaigawara Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation. Lines Bubaigawara Station is served by th ...

(

) *

Tokyo Racecourse is located in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1933 for horse racing, it is considered the "racecourse of racecourses" in Japanese horseracing. It has a capacity of 223,000, with seating for 13,750. Tokyo Racecourse hosts numerous G1 (Grade 1) r ...

(direct access from station via special gates on race days) * Tamagawa Kyōtei Course (boat racing) * Fuchū City Office *

Ōkunitama Shrine is a shrine located in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan. Six shrines in Musashi province were consolidated and their gods enshrined there. Ōkunitama is now known as one of the five major shrines in Tokyo, the others being the Tokyo Great Shrine, Yasukun ...

* Anyoji Temple *

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museum *

Tama River The is a major river in Yamanashi, Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Japanese government. Its total length is , and the total of the river's basin area spans . The river ...

References

External links

Fuchūhommachi Station information
(JR East) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuchu-Hommachi Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Tokyo Musashino Line Fuchū, Tokyo