is an interchange passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated jointly by the

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(JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

Lines

Bubaigawara Station is served by the

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, and is 28.8 kilometers from the Nambu Line

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Kawasaki Station Kawasaki station may refer to: * Kawasaki-juku ( ja, 川崎宿, Kawasaki-shuku, Kawasaki lodging), a Tōkaidō waystation in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan * Kawasaki Station ( ja, 川崎駅, Kawasaki-eki, Kawasaki Station, a train station ...

. It is also served by 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 th ...

, and is 23.1 km from the Keio Line Tokyo terminus at Shinjuku.

Station layout

The JR East and Keio Stations each have two

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s serving two tracks. The two parts of the station share a common station building and entrance, with both JR and Keio ticket vending machines located side by side.

JR East platforms

The JR East platforms are located at ground level, running west to east. File:JRBubaigawaraStationPlatforms-Jan2014.jpg, The Nambu Line platforms viewed from a level crossing to the east of the station, January 2014 File:Bubaigawara Station 20130309.JPG, The Nambu Line platforms looking east from platform 2, March 2013 File:JRBubaigawaraStation platform.JPG, The Nambu Lines looking west from platform 2, April 2008

Keio platforms

The Keio platforms are elevated and run approximately north to south. File:Keio Bubaigawara Station 20111225.jpg, The Keio Line platforms, December 2011

History

The Keio Line station opened on 24 March 1925. as . It was renamed to its present name on 11 December 1928. The

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(now JR East) station also opened on 11 December 1928.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 41,240 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). During the same period, the Keio station was used by an average of 95,121 passengers daily. The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

*MINANO (shopping center) *Toshiba Fuchu Office *Toshiba Digital Solutions * Fuchu Katamachi Post Office

References

External links

JR East station information

{{Keio Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Nambu Line Railway stations in Tokyo Keio Line Stations of Keio Corporation Fuchū, Tokyo