Kita-Hachiōji Station

Kita-Hachiōji Station (北八王子駅, Kita Hachiōji-eki) is a railway station on the Hachikō Line in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Kita-Hachiōji Station 北八王子駅
The west side of the station in May 2006
Location	2953–1 Ishikawa-machi, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hachikō Line
Distance	3.1 km from Hachiōji
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Opened	10 June 1959
Passengers
FY2014	8,428 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Komiya toward Komagawa Hachikō Line Hachiōji Terminus
Location
Kita-Hachiōji Station Location within Japan

Lines

Kita-Hachiōji Station is served by the Hachikō Line between Hachiōji and Komagawa, with many services continuing to and from Kawagoe on the Kawagoe Line. The station is 3.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Hachiōji Station.

Station layout

View of the platforms, February 2009

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. The tracks are connected by the elevated station building, which is built above and perpendicular to the tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Hachikō Line	for Hachiōji
2	■ Hachikō Line	for Haijima, Komagawa, and Kawagoe

History

The station opened on 10 June 1959.[1] It became part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) with the breakup of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

The southern section of the Hachikō Line between Hachiōji and Komagawa was electrified on 16 March 1996, with through services commencing between Hachiōji and Kawagoe.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 8,428 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

References

• JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 164. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.

1. "Kita-Hachiōji Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)