Higashi-fuchū Station

Higashi-Fuchū Station
東府中駅

Higashi-Fuchū Station, South exit, October 2010
Location 1-8-3 Shimizugaoka, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo
(東京都府中市清水が丘一丁目8-3)
Japan
Operated by Keio Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform + 1 island platform
Tracks 4
Other information
Station code KO23
History
Opened 1916
Previous names Rinji Keibajomae Station (to 1940)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 20,169

Higashi-Fuchū Station (東府中駅, Higashi-Fuchū-ek) is a railway station in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.[1]

Lines

Higashi-Fuchū Station is served by the Keio Line and the Keiō Keibajō Line. It is located 20.4 km from the Keiō Line's Tokyo terminus at Shinjuku.,[2] and is a terminus of the Keiō Keibajō Line.

Station layout

This station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above.

Platforms

Tracks and platforms of Higashi-Fuchū Station, April 2007
1 ■ Keiō Keibajō Line for Fuchū-Keiba-Seimon-mae (weekdays)
2 ■ Keiō Line for Keiō Hachiōji, Keio Takao Line to Takaosanguchi, and Keio Dobutsuen Line to Tama-Dōbutsukōen
■ Keiō Keibajō Line for Fuchō-Keiba-Seimon-mae (weekends)
3 ■ Keiō Line for Keiō Hachiōji, Keio Takao Line to Takaosanguchi, and Keio Dobutsuen Line to Tama-Dōbutsukōen
4 ■ Keiō Line for Chōfu, Meidaimae, Sasazuka, Shinjuku, and Toei Shinjuku Line

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keiō Line
Special Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi Special Express: Does not stop at this station
Chōfu   Express   Fuchū
Chōfu
(Tobitakyū)		   Semi Express   Fuchū
Tama-Reien   Rapid   Fuchū
Tama-Reien   Local   Fuchū
Keiō Keibajō Line
Chōfu   Express   Fuchū-Keiba-Seimon-mae
Terminus   Local   Fuchū-Keiba-Seimon-mae

History

The station opened on 12 November 1935.[2] as Rinji Keibajomae Station (臨時競馬場前駅). It was renamed to its present name on 26 October 1940.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ Keio Railway Map
  2. 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

Coordinates: 35°40′08″N 139°29′43″E / 35.6689°N 139.4953°E / 35.6689; 139.4953

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