Chofu station - new - digital panorama summer 2014

is a junction passenger

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located in the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, 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 ...

Lines

Chōfu Station is served by the Keio Line and

Keiō Sagamihara Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation, connecting Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture and Chōfu Station in Chōfu, Tokyo. Station list Rapid and Semi express services stop ...

as the junction of the two lines. It is located 15.5 kilometers from the starting point of the Keio Line at

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and is a

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of the 22.6 kilometer Sagamihara Line.

Station layout

This station has two underground

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s: one in the second basement (Platforms 1 and 2) and one in the third basement (Platforms 3 and 4). Ticket windows and gates are in the first basement.

Platforms

History

The station opened on April 15, 1913 when Keiō Electric Railway opened its first section between and Chōfu as an

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Recent development

Until 2012, Chofu Station was on the ground level and had busy

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s at either end for road traffic, while trains arriving from the

Keio Sagamihara Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation, connecting Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture and Chōfu Station in Chōfu, Tokyo. Station list Rapid and Semi express services stop ...

blocked both lines of the Keio Line as they enter the station.

resolved both these issues by

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of railway lines around the station area. Underground tracks opened on August 19, 2012.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 130,065 passengers daily. The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Chōfu City Hall * Chōfu Tenjin Shrine *

University of Electro-Communications The is a national university in the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. It specialises in the disciplines of computer science, the physical sciences, engineering and technology. It was founded in 1918 as the Technical Institute for Wireless-Commun ...

References

External links

Keio Railway Station Information
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