Fuchūhommachi Station

Fuchūhommachi Station (府中本町駅, Fuchū-Honmachi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

JN20 JM35 Fuchūhommachi Station 府中本町駅
Fuchūhommachi Station forecourt in January 2014
General information
Location	1-29 Hommachi, Fuchū City, Tokyo 183-0027 Japan
Coordinates	35°39′58″N 139°28′38″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JN Nambu Line JM Musashino Line
Distance	27.9 km (17.3 mi) from Kawasaki
Platforms	1 island + 2 side platforms
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Station code	JN20 JM35
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 December 1928; 96 years ago (1928-12-11)
Passengers
FY2019	17,126 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Bubaigawara JN21 towards Tachikawa Nambu Line Rapid Inagi-Naganuma JN18 towards Kawasaki Nambu Line Local Minami-Tama JN19 towards Kawasaki Terminus Musashino Kita-Fuchū JM34 towards Ōmiya Musashino Line Kita-Fuchū JM34 towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
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Lines

Fuchūhommachi Station forms the western terminus of the orbital Musashino Line from Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo, and is also served by the Nambu Line from Kawasaki to Tachikawa. It is located 22.8 kilometers from Tsurumi Station on the Musashino Line and 27.9 kilometers from Kawasaki Station on the Nambu Line.

Station layout

Track diagram for Fuchūhommachi Station

The station consists of a central island platform serving two terminating tracks for the Musashino Line, with two side platforms on either side serving the Nambu Line tracks. Through tracks are used by freight trains continuing to and from Tsurumi on the freight-only Musashino South Line.^[2]

The station building is elevated and is located above the tracks and platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.^[3]

Platforms

1	JN Nambu Line	for Noborito, Musashi-Kosugi, and Kawasaki
2	JM Musashino Line	Alighting passengers only
3	JM Musashino Line	for Nishi-Kokubunji, Shim-Matsudo, and Nishi-Funabashi
4	JN Nambu Line	for Bubaigawara and Tachikawa

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  View from Nambu Line platform 1 with the Musashino Line stabling sidings visible above, July 2006
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  View of the southbound Nambu Line platform 1 from the Musashino Line platforms, November 2012
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  View looking south from the Musashino Line platforms, November 2012
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  Musashino Line platforms 2 (right) and 3 (left), November 2012
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  View of the northbound Nambu Line platform 4 from the Musashino Line platforms, November 2012
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  View looking north from the Musashino Line platforms, November 2012

History

The station opened on 11 December 1928.^[4] The Musashino Line platforms opened on 1 April 1973.^[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average 17,126 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5] The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	17,300[6]
2005	16,965[7]
2010	16,686[8]
2015	17,209[9]

Surrounding area

• Fuchū Station (Keio Line)
• Fuchū-Keiba-Seimon-mae Station (Keiō Keibajō Line)
• Bubaigawara Station (Nambu Line)
• Tokyo Racecourse (direct access from station via special gates on race days)
• Tamagawa Kyōtei Course (boat racing)
• Fuchū City Office
• Ōkunitama Shrine
• Anyoji Temple
• Kyodo no mori museum
• Tama River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan