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located in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the

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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

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Lines

Takaosanguchi Station is the terminus of the Keio Takao Line, and is located 8.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at , and 44.7 kilometers from

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in central Tokyo. The station is numbered "KO53".

Station layout

The station has a single dead-headed

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serving two tracks located on the second floor ("2F") level, with the station entrance and concourse located on the ground floor.

Platforms

File:Takaosanguchi Station Platform.jpg, Platform 2 looking toward Kitano in February 2009 File:Takaosanguchi-Station-platforms-march20-2016.jpg, Platform 2 looking toward the buffer stops in March 2016 File:TakaosanGuchiStationTerminal2.JPG, The buffer stops at the ends of the tracks in November 2014 File:Keio-Takaosan-Onsen-Gokurakuyu.jpg, Keio Takaosan

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Gokurakuyu(Construction next to station)

History

The station opened on October 1, 1967. The station building was rebuilt in 2015 using wood from local cedar trees in a redesign overseen by architect

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, with work completed in April 2015. The station roof is modelled after the Yakuo-in Temple complex on Mount Takao.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,431 passengers daily. The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* National Route 20 * Kiyotaki Station on the

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References

External links

Keio Corporation station information

{{Keiō Takao Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1967 Stations of Keio Corporation Railway stations in Tokyo Hachiōji, Tokyo Keio Takao Line