is a passenger

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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 the main point of railway access to the

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 ...

Lines

Fuchūkeiba-seimommae Station is the

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of the Keiō Keibajō Line, a 0.9 kilometer

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from . The station is located 20.4 km from the Keiō Line's Tokyo

at .

Services

During weekdays the station is served by two-car local trains operated to and from Higashi-Fuchū, while on weekends and holidays (as well as during events at the nearby Tokyo Racecourse) 8-car and 10-car local and express trains are operated through from 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 ...

Station layout

This station has a

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serving two tracks.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 29 April 1955.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,922 passengers daily. The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

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 ...

References

External links

Keio station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fuchu-Keiba-Seimon-mae Station Keio Keibajo Line Stations of Keio Corporation Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1955 Fuchū, Tokyo