Chōfu Station (Tokyo)

Chōfu Station (調布駅, Chōfu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.^[1]

KO18 Chōfu Station 調布駅
Chōfu Station building, October 2017
General information
Location	4-32-1 Fuda, Chōfu-shi, Tokyo 182-0024 Japan
Coordinates	35.6521659°N 139.5440376°E / 35.6521659; 139.5440376
Operated by	Keio Corporation
Line(s)	KO Keio Line KO Keio Sagamihara Line
Distance	15.5 km (9.6 mi) from Shinjuku
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Station code	KO18
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 15, 1913
Passengers
2019	130,065 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Following station Fuchū KO24 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Special Express Chitose-karasuyama KO12 towards Shinjuku Higashi-fuchū KO23 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Express Semi Express Tsutsujigaoka KO14 towards Shinjuku Nishi-chōfu KO19 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Rapid Keiō Line Local Fuda KO17 towards Shinjuku Keiō-inadazutsumi KO36 towards Hashimoto Sagamihara Line Special Express Express through to Keiō Line Keiō-tamagawa KO35 towards Hashimoto Sagamihara Line Semi Express Rapid Local
Location Chōfu Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Chōfu Station Chōfu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

The new entrance to the underground tracks, 2014

Chōfu Station in 2007 (north side, before the opening of the underground tracks)

Lines

Chōfu Station is served by the Keio Line and Keiō Sagamihara Line as the junction of the two lines. It is located 15.5 km (9.6 mi) from the starting point of the Keio Line at Shinjuku Station and is a terminus of the 22.6 km (14.0 mi) Sagamihara Line.

Station layout

The station has two underground island platforms: one in the second basement (Platforms 1 and 2) and one in the third basement (Platforms 3 and 4). Ticket windows and gates are in the first basement.^[2]

Platforms

1, 2	KO Keiō Sagamihara Line	for Hashimoto
	KO Keiō Line	for Keiō-Hachiōji KO Keiō Dōbutsuen Line for Tama-Dōbutsukōen (via Takahatafudō) KO Keiō Takao Line for Takaosanguchi (via Kitano)
3, 4	KO Keiō Line	for Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku (including trains from the Sagamihara Line for Shinjuku) S Toei Shinjuku Line for Moto-Yawata

History

The station opened on April 15, 1913 when Keiō Electric Railway opened its first section between Sasazuka and Chōfu as an Interurban.^[3]

Recent development

Until 2012, Chofu Station was on the ground level and had busy grade crossings at either end for road traffic, while trains arriving from the Keio Sagamihara Line blocked both lines of the Keio Line as they enter the station. Keio Corporation resolved both these issues by grade separating the railway lines around the station area. Underground tracks opened on August 19, 2012.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 130,065 passengers daily.^[5]

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

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	109,956[6]
2010	114,906[7]
2015	117,781[8]

Surrounding area

• Chōfu City Hall
• Chōfu Tenjin Shrine
• University of Electro-Communications

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan