Takao Station (Tokyo)
Takao Station | |||||
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 The JR side of Takao Station in 2021 | |||||
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| Location | Hachiōji City, Tokyo Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°38′32″N 139°16′55″E / 35.642223°N 139.281814°E | ||||
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| Platforms | 3 island platforms | ||||
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Takao Station (
The station opened in 1901 as Asakawa Station and was renamed Takao Station in 1961.[1]
Lines
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Takao Station is served by the JR Chūō Main Line and is the last major station in Tokyo for the westbound Chūō Main Line. Therefore, it is a terminating station for many local and rapid trains on the line. The station is 53.1 kilometers from Tokyo Station. It is also served by the Keio Takao Line and is 6.9 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kitano, and 43.0 kilometers from Shinjuku Station.
Station layout
[edit]The JR East station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
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 JR Takao Station platforms, November 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1201-2 Takao-machi, Hachiōji City, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 August 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 28,214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JR East platforms
[edit]| 1 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo |
| ■ Narita Express | for Mitaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Narita Airport | |
| 2-4 | JC Chuo Line (Rapid) | for Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo |
| ■ Chūō Main Line | for Ōtsuki, Kōfu, and Kobuchizawa |
Keio platforms
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 The Keio platforms in April 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1227-3 Hatsusawa-machi, Hachiōji City, Tokyo Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keio Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Keio Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 43.0 km from Shinjuku | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 26,683 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Keio Takao Line is served by a single elevated island platform, serving two tracks.
| 5 | KO Keiō Takao Line | for Kitano KO Keiō Line for Chōfu and Shinjuku S Toei Shinjuku Line for Motoyawata |
| 6 | KO Keiō Takao Line | for Takaosanguchi |
History
[edit]The JR East station opened on 1 August 1901.[2] The Keio station opened on 1 October 1967.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 28,214 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] In the same year, the Keio station was used by an average of 26,683 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | JR daily average | Keio daily average | |
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| 2005 | 32,388 | 26,677 | [6] |
| 2010 | 30,517 | 27,585 | [7] |
| 2015 | 29,110 | 27,414 | [8] |
See also
[edit]References
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朝日新聞 出版 分冊 百科 編集 部 , ed. (2009-08-09). "中央 本線 ".週刊 歴史 でめぐる鉄道 全 路線 国鉄 ・JR (5). Asahi Shimbun Publications: 25. - ^
日本 国有 鉄道 停車場 一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 53. ISBN 4-533-00503-9. - ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック
日本 の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2020年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021. - ^ 1
日 の駅 別 乗降 人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021. - ^
東京 都 統計 年鑑 平成 17年 9運輸 及 び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021. - ^
東京 都 統計 年鑑 平成 22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021. - ^
東京 都 統計 年鑑 平成 27年 9運輸 及 び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Takao Station (Tokyo) at Wikimedia Commons
- Takao station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Takao station information (Keio) (in Japanese)