Fuchū-Hommachi Station

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Fuchū-Hommachi Station
府中本町駅
File:Fuchuhommachi station - exit - Jan 13 2014.jpg
Fuchū-Hommachi Station forecourt in January 2014
Location 1-29 Hommachi, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo 183-0027
Japan
Operated by JR logo (east).svg JR East
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Distance 27.9 km from Kawasaki
Platforms 1 island + 2 side platforms
Tracks 6
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1374
History
Opened 11 December 1928
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 17,079 daily
Location
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Fuchū-Hommachi Station (府中本町駅 Fuchū-Hommachi-eki?) is a railway station in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Fuchū-Hommachi Station forms the western terminus of the orbital Musashino Line from Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo, and is also served by the Nambu Line from Kawasaki to Tachikawa. It is located 22.8 kilometers from Tsurumi Station on the Musashino Line and 27.9 kilometers from Kawasaki Station on the Nambu Line.

Station layout

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Track diagram for Fuchū-Hommachi Station

The station consists of a central island platform serving two terminating tracks for the Musashino Line, with two side platforms on either side serving the Nambu Line tracks. Through tracks are used by freight trains continuing to and from Tsurumi on the freight-only Musashino South Line.[1]

The station building is elevated and is located above the tracks and platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1  Nambu Line for Noborito, Musashi-Kosugi, and Kawasaki
2  Musashino Line Alighting passengers only
3  Musashino Line for Nishi-Kokubunji, Shin-Matsudo, and Nishi-Funabashi
4  Nambu Line for Bubaigawara and Tachikawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Musashino Line
Terminus Kita-Fuchū
Nambu Line
Minami-Tama Bubaigawara

History

The station opened on 11 December 1928.[3] The Musashino Line platforms opened on 1 April 1973.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (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 17,079 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 17,300[5]
2005 16,965[6]
2010 16,686[7]
2011 16,565[8]
2014 17,079[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

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