Kita-Fuchū Station

Kita-Fuchū Station 北府中駅
Kita-Fuchū Station entrance in November 2012
Location	2 Harumi-chō, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo 83-0057 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Musashino Line
Distance	1.7 km from Fuchū-Hommachi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=585
History
Opened	1 September 1956
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	14,184 daily
Location
Kita-Fuchū Station Location within Japan

Kita-Fuchū Station (北府中駅 Kita-Fuchū-eki) is a railway station on the Musashino Line in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Fuchū Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchū-Hommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo, and is situated 1.7 km from the western terminus of the line at Fuchū-Hommachi.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. Tracks on the west side of the station lead to the Toshiba Fuchu Plant.^[2] The station entrance is on the east side of the tracks, and the station is linked to the Toshiba factory entrance on the west side by an overbridge for Toshiba employees only.^[2] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

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  The upper entrance in November 2012
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  The ticket barriers in November 2012
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  The station concourse in July 2012
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  The Toshiba employee-only passageway in November 2012
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  An overview of the station, with the Toshiba plant on the left

Platforms

The platforms looking north in November 2012

1	■ Musashino Line	for Fuchū-Hommachi
2	■ Musashino Line	for Nishi-Kokubunji, Shin-Matsudo, and Nishi-Funabashi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Musashino Line
Fuchū-Hommachi			Nishi-Kokubunji

History

The station entrance in July 2005 before the addition of a passenger lift

The station opened on 1 September 1956, initially as a station on a branch line from the Chuo Main Line known as the Shimogawara Line (下河原線).^[2] The line became part of the Musashino Line from 1 April 1973.^[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 14,184 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4] The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	11,316[5]
2005	11,387[6]
2010	13,610[7]
2011	13,490[8]
2013	14,059[9]
2014	14,184[4]

Surrounding area

• Toshiba Fuchu factory
• Fuchu Prison
• United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders^[10]
• The Ministry of Justice Training Institute for Correction Officials

Parks

The entrance to Kita-Fuchu Park adjacent to Kita-Fuchu Station in November 2014

• Kita-Fuchu Park
• Fuchu-Chuo park
• Fuchu Park
• Suzukake Park

Schools and colleges

• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Fuchu High School
• Nogyo High School
• Fuchu No. 1 Junior High School
• Fuchu No. 4 Junior High School
• Fuchu No. 1 Elementary School
• Fuchu No. 9 Elementary School

Bus services

The southbound Keio bus stop adjacent to Kita-Fuchu Station in November 2014

Kita-Fuchū Station is served by Keio Bus services, which stop next to the station.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 31. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. Kawashima, Ryozo (May 2010). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第２巻　三鷹駅―八王子エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 2 Mitaka Station - Hachioji Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 　9/50. ISBN 978-4-06-270062-7.
3. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 73. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
8. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
9. 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
10. United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders Retrieved 26 November 2012

External links

• Kita-Fuchū Station information (JR East) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°40′52″N 139°28′19″E / 35.6810°N 139.4720°E