is a station on the

Tama Toshi Monorail Line The , also referred to as the Tama Monorail, is a monorail system in Western Tokyo. Operated by the Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Co., Ltd., the double tracked, 16.0 km monorail line carries passengers between the suburban cities of Higashi ...

Tachikawa, Tokyo 250px, Showa Memorial Park is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 184,383 in 93,428 households, and a population density of 7600 persons per km2. The total area of the cit ...

, Japan.

Lines

Tachikawa-Kita Station is served by the

and is located from the northern terminus of the line at

Kamikitadai Station is a monorail station operated by the Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Company in Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan. Lines Kamikitadai Station is a terminus of the 16.0 kilometer Tama Toshi Monorail Line. Station layout Kamikitadai Station is a raise ...

Station layout

Tachikawa-Kita Station is a raised station with two tracks and two opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

File:Tachikawa-Kita Station ticket barriers 20160817.jpg, The ticket barriers in August 2016 File:Tachikawa-Kita Station platforms 20160817.jpg, The station platforms in August 2016

History

Tachikawa-Kita station opened on 27 November 1998. It was the southern terminus until the extension south to Tama-Center was opened in January 2000. Station numbering was introduced in February 2018 with Tachikawa-Kita being assigned TT12.

Surrounding area

The station is just north of JR

Tachikawa Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Tachikawa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is located 37.1 kilometers from the ...

. Both stations (and

Tachikawa-Minami Station is a station on the Tama Toshi Monorail Line in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan. Lines Tachikawa-Minami Station is a station on the Tama Toshi Monorail Line and is located 5.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kamikitadai Station. Station la ...

) are connected via a pedestrian walkway. Other points of interest include: *

Showa Memorial Park is a national government park in Akishima and Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the largest park in the Tokyo area, covering 1,653,000 square meters. Formerly a Japanese military airbase and in the postwar era operated by the US military, Tac ...

References

External links

Tama Monorail Tachikawa-Kita Station
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