Musashi-Koganei Station (武蔵小金井駅, ''Musashi-Koganei-eki'') is a passenger

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located in the city of

Koganei, Tokyo is a Cities of Japan, city located in the Western Tokyo, western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 123,698 in 61,832 households. The total area of the city is so the population density is about 11, ...

, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and 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 in ...

(JR East).

Lines

Musashi-Koganei Station is served by the

Chūō Line (Rapid) The is the name given to rapid services on the eastern section of the Chūō Main Line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between and stations. Some services continue to Otsuki. Basic data *Operator: East Japan Railway Co ...

, and lies 29.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station has two elevated

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s serving four tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station has a ''

Midori no Madoguchi , short for ''Magnetic-electronic Automatic'' ''Reservation System,'' is a train ticket reservation system used by the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and travel agencies in Japan. It was developed jointly by Hitachi and the former Ja ...

'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

The main platforms are platforms 1 and 4. Trains beginning service from this station usually use platform 3. File:JR_East_Musashi-Koganei_Station_Platform_1・2.jpg, Platforms 1 and 2, October 2022 File:JR_East_Musashi-Koganei_Station_Platform_3・4.jpg, Platforms 3 and 4, October 2022

History

The station opened on 15 January 1926. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 62,565 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Tama Cemetery in Tokyo is the largest municipal cemetery in Japan. It is split between the cities of Fuchū, Tokyo, Fuchu and Koganei, Tokyo, Koganei within the Tokyo Metropolis. First established in April 1923 as , it was redesignated Tama Cemetery in 1935. ...

Tokyo Gakugei University Tokyo Gakugei University (東京学芸大学, ''Tōkyō gakugei daigaku'') is a Japanese national university, national university in Koganei, Tokyo. Founded in 1873, it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is also known as ''Gakudai'' (学� ...

* Koganei Park * Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

References

External links

* {{Chuo Line (Rapid) Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Chūō Main Line Koganei, Tokyo