Nishi-Kokubunji Station

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Nishi-Kokubunji Station
西国分寺駅
Nishikokubunji-1and2.JPG
Chūō Line platforms, January 2007
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
City Kokubunji
Neighborhood etc. 2 Nishi-Koigakubo
Postal Code 185-0013
(in Japanese) 西恋ケ窪2丁目
History
Year opened 1973
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Chūō Line (Rapid)
Musashino Line

Nishi-Kokubunji Station (西国分寺駅 Nishi-Kokubunji-eki?) is a railway station in Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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[edit] Lines

Nishi-Kokubunji Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid) from Tokyo to Hachiōji, and by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchū-Hommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo.

[edit] Station layout

Musashino Line platforms, July 2006

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at ground level for the Chūō Line (Rapid), and two elevated side platforms at right angles to these serving two tracks for the Musashino Line. A third track lies between these two tracks for use by non-stop freight trains.

[edit] Platforms

1 Chūō Line (Rapid) for Nakano, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
2 Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa and Hachiōji
3 Musashino Line for Fuchū-Hommachi
4 Musashino Line for Musashi-Urawa, Shin-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihin-Makuhari

[edit] Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chūō Main Line
Kokubunji Rapid Kunitachi
Kokubunji Local Kunitachi
Commuter Special Rapid: no stop
Commuter Rapid: no stop
Ōme Special Rapid: no stop
Special Rapid: no stop
Chūō Liner: no stop
Musashino Line
Kita-Fuchū - Shin-Kodaira

[edit] History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.[1]

[edit] Surrounding area

  • Musashi Kokubunji Park
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital

[edit] See also

Media related to Nishi-Kokubunji Station at Wikimedia Commons

[edit] References

  1. ^ "JR East Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1156. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 35°41′59″N 139°27′57″E / 35.699772°N 139.465717°E / 35.699772; 139.465717

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