Machida Station (JR East)
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Machida Station
町田駅
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| Location | |
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| Prefecture | Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo) |
| City | Machida |
| Neighborhood etc. | Haramachida 1-chōme |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1908 |
| Former name | Haramachida Station |
| Year renamed to the present name |
1980 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Yokohama Line |
Machida Station (町田駅 Machida-eki?) is a railway station on the Yokohama Line of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) located in Machida, Tokyo, Japan.
The station is located adjacent to Machida Station of the Odakyū Odawara Line.
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[edit] History
The station was opened as Haramachida Station (原町田駅 Haramachida-eki?) on September 23, 1908 by Yokohama Railway, a predecessor of the Yokohama Line. The station was moved 0.4 km toward Hachiōji and renamed Machida on April 1, 1980.[1]
[edit] Ridership
An average of 104,576 passengers a day boarded trains at Machida Station in fiscal 2006. This ranks 30th among all JR East stations. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). Teishajō Hensen Daijiten - Kokutetsu JR Hen II (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation, pp. 77-78. ISBN 4533029809.
- ^ JR East statistics (2006) (Japanese). Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Machida Station (JR East)
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