Machida Station (JR East)
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Machida Station
町田駅 |
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South side of the station, November 2005
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| Location | 1 Haramachida, Machida, Tokyo （東京都町田市原町田1丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Yokohama Line |
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| Opened | 1908 |
| Previous names | Haramachida (until 1980) |
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| Passengers (FY2013) | 110,940 daily |
Machida Station (町田駅 Machida-eki?) is a railway station on the Yokohama Line in Machida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
The station is located adjacent to Machida Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line.
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Lines
Machida Station is served by the Yokohama Line from Hachiōji to Higashi-Kanagawa.[2]
Station layout
Machida Station has two island platforms serving four tracks.[2]
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Yokohama Line | for Shin-Yokohama, Higashi-Kanagawa, and Yokohama |
| 3, 4 | ■ Yokohama Line | for Hashimoto and Hachiōji |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Yokohama Line | ||||
| Nagatsuta | Rapid | Sagamihara | ||
| Naruse | Local | Kobuchi | ||
History
The station first opened as Haramachida Station (原町田駅?) on September 23, 1908.[2] The station was moved 0.4 km toward Hachiōji and renamed Machida on April 1, 1980 to reduce the walking distance between it and Shin-Haramachida Station (now Machida Station) on the Odakyu Odawara Line from 700 m to 300 m.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 110,940 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 28th-busiest station operated by JR East.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 100,602[5] |
| 2005 | 104,452[6] |
| 2010 | 109,077[7] |
| 2011 | 109,042[8] |
| 2012 | 110,543[9] |
| 2013 | 110,940[4] |
Surrounding area
- Machida Station (Odakyu Odawara Line)
- Machida Civic Hall
- Machida Municipal Hospital
- Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Machida Station. |
- Machida Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
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