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Kōenji Station

Coordinates: 35°42′19″N 139°38′58″E / 35.70528°N 139.64944°E / 35.70528; 139.64944
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JC07 JB06
Koenji Station

高円寺駅
Japanese name
Shinjitai高円寺駅
Kyūjitai高圓寺驛
Hiraganaこうえんじえき
General information
Location48-2 Koenji-Minami 4-chome, Suginami City, Tokyo
Japan
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)     Chūō Main Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened15 July 1922; 102 years ago (1922-07-15)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ogikubo
JC09
towards Ōtsuki
Chūō Line
Rapid (weekdays)
Nakano
JC06
towards Tokyo
Asagaya
JB05
towards Mitaka
Chūō–Sōbu Line Nakano
JB07
towards Chiba
Chūō–Sōbu Line Nakano
JB07
towards Tsudanuma

Kōenji Station (高円寺駅, Kōenji-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the Kōenji neighborhood in Suginami, Tokyo. The station, on a four-track section, is served by local and rapid services (not including special rapid services and other fast trains) of the Chūō Main Line on weekdays. On weekends, only local trains make stops at this station.

The station uses a special train departure melody during the Koenji Awa Odori festival held in late August.

It is within walking distance of Shin-Kōenji Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.

The Number of Passengers on Kōenji as recorded by the East Japan Railway Company Trains in 2017-2022 was 14,618 ((単位 千人)).[1]

History

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The station began operation on July 15, 1922.[2] The original station building was destroyed in the bombing of Tokyo in 1945 and a permanent replacement was completed in 1952. The Chuo Line tracks originally ran at ground level but were fully elevated in April 1966, when through service to the Sobu Line and the Tozai Line commenced.

Line

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Platforms

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1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for ‹See TfM›Mitaka
2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for ‹See TfM›Shinjuku, ‹See TfM›Akihabara, and ‹See TfM›Chiba
3 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for ‹See TfM›Tachikawa, ‹See TfM›Hachiōji, and ‹See TfM›Takao
4 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for ‹See TfM›Nakano, ‹See TfM›Shinjuku, and ‹See TfM›Tokyo

References

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  1. ^ "TOKYO STATISTICAL YEARBOOK TOKYO STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 2021 Transport|Statistics of Tokyo". www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  2. ^ "JR East: Station information (Kōenji Station)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-12-09.

35°42′19″N 139°38′58″E / 35.70528°N 139.64944°E / 35.70528; 139.64944