Hachiōji Station

Hachiōji Station 八王子駅
Hachiōji Station north side, April 2014
Location	1 Asahichō, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line ■ Chūō Rapid Line ■ Yokohama Line ■ Hachikō Line
Platforms	3 island platforms
History
Opened	11 August 1889
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	84,739 daily
Location
Hachiōji Station Location within Japan

Platform of Hachiōji Station

Hachiōji Station (八王子駅 Hachiōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened on August 11, 1889.^[1]

Lines

The Chūō Main Line passes through Hachiōji Station, which is 47.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. The Yokohama Line (to Higashi-Kanagawa) and Hachikō Line (to Komagawa) terminate here. The station is also served by some Sagami Line trains via the Yokohama Line, although the Sagami Line itself does not actually reach Hachiōji.

Keiō Hachiōji Station on the Keio Line is located about 400 metres northeast from here.

Station layout

The station consists of three island platforms serving four tracks with the platforms connected the elevated station building. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Hachiko Line/Kawagoe Line	for Haijima, Komagawa, and Kawagoe
2	■ Chūō Line (Rapid)	for Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
3	■	(Used by some up Chuo Line services starting at this station)
4	■ Chūō Main Line	for Takao, Kōfu, and Matsumoto
5-6	■ Yokohama Line	for Hashimoto, Machida, and Higashi-Kanagawa Sagami Line for Hashimoto, Ebina, and Chigasaki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Chūō Line (Rapid)
Tachikawa		Commuter Ltd. Rapid		Takao
Toyoda		Chūō Ltd. Rapid		Nishi-Hachiōji
Toyoda		Commuter Rapid		Nishi-Hachiōji
Toyoda		Rapid		Nishi-Hachiōji
Toyoda		Local		Nishi-Hachiōji
Chūō Main Line
Tachikawa		Narita Express		Takao
Toyoda		Local	Nishi-Hachiōji
Yokohama Line
Katakura		Rapid		Terminus
Katakura		Local		Terminus
Hachikō Line
Terminus		-	Kita-Hachiōji

History

Hachiōji Station opened on 11 August 1889.^[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 84,739 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the fiftieth-busiest station operated by JR East.^[3]

The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	80,697[4]
2005	80,755[5]
2010	80,219[6]
2011	81,474[7]
2012	82,521[8]
2013	85,191[9]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. JR East Hachiōji Station information Retrieved on 21 August 2008.(Japanese)
2. 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.
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
7. 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
8. 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
9. 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

External links

• Hachiōji Station information (JR East) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°39′20″N 139°20′20″E / 35.65556°N 139.33889°E