Kichijōji Station

Kichijōji Station (吉祥寺駅, Kichijōji-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station serving Kichijōji in the city of Musashino, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

Kichijōji Station 吉祥寺駅
The north side of the station in February 2022
General information
Location	Kichijōji-Minami-cho, Musashino, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35°42′10″N 139°34′47″E
Operated by	JR East Keio Corporation
Line(s)	■ Chūō-Sōbu Line ■ Chūō Line (Rapid) Keio Inokashira Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	30 December 1899
Location Kichijōji Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Kichijōji Station Kichijōji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kichijōji Station is located on the JR East Chūō Main Line, and is served by all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from Chiba and some Chūō Line (Rapid) limited-stop services from Tokyo. It also forms a terminus of the Keio Inokashira Line and is located 12.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Shibuya in Tokyo.^[1] The station is 14 minutes from Shinjuku and 28 minutes from Tokyo by Chuo Line rapid service, and 23 minutes from Shibuya by Inokashira Line express service.^[2]

JR East

JC11 JB02 Kichijōji Station 吉祥寺駅
JR East entrance, February 2022
General information
Location	1 Kichijōji Minami-chō, Musashino-shi, Tokyo （東京都武蔵野市吉祥寺南町1丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō-Sōbu Line ■ Chūō Line (Rapid)
Distance	22.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi")
History
Opened	30 December 1899
Passengers
FY2019	141,849 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mitaka JC12 towards Ōtsuki Chūō Line Commuter Rapid Ogikubo One-way operation Chūō Line Rapid Ogikubo JC09 (weekends) towards Tokyo Nishi-Ogikubo JC10 (weekdays) towards Tokyo Mitaka JB01 Terminus Chūō–Sōbu Line Nishi-Ogikubo JB03 towards Chiba Chūō–Sōbu Line via T Tozai Line Nishi-Ogikubo JB03 towards Tsudanuma

Station layout

The JR East station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.^[3] It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agent.^[4]

Platforms

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Mitaka
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Shinjuku, Akihabara, and Chiba T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Ōtemachi and Nishi-funabashi (via Nakano)
3	JC Chūō Line (Rapid)	for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao
4	JC Chūō Line (Rapid)	for Nakano, Shinjuku, and Tokyo

Keio

IN17 Kichijōji Station 吉祥寺駅
Keio station
The Keio Inokashira Line platforms, November 2014
General information
Operated by	Keio Corporation
Line(s)	Keio Inokashira Line
Distance	12.7 km from Shibuya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1 April 1934
Passengers
FY2019	146,901 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station Terminus Inokashira Line Express Kugayama IN14 towards Shibuya Inokashira Line Local Inokashira-kōen IN16 towards Shibuya

Station layout

The Keio station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two terminating tracks.^[3]

Platforms

1, 2

IN Keio Inokashira Line

for Meidaimae and Shibuya

History

Kichijōji Station opened on 30 December 1899.^[3] The Keio station opened on 1 April 1934.^[1]

From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Kichijōji Station becoming "IN17".^[5]

In 2017, the city of Musashino erected a statue of Hanako, a deceased elephant from the local Inokashira Park Zoo, by the northern exit. The statue was paid for by donations^[6][7] and, in subsequent years, dressed up as part of the mid-winter light festivals.^[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 141,849 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) making it the 22nd busiest JR East station.^[9] Over the same fiscal year, the Keio station was used by an average of 146,901 passengers daily (exiting and entering passengers).^[10]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average (JR East)	Daily average (Keio)
1999	-	140,685[1]
2005	139,245[11]	-
2006	140,155[12]	-
2007	143,932[13]	-
2008	143,178[14]	-
2009	141,314[15]	-
2010	138,420[16]	142,083[17]
2011	137,555[18]	140,929[17]
2012	138,483[19]	141,475[20]
2013	139,282[21]	139,679[20]

• Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

Surrounding area

The south entrance to the station in March 2008

• Inokashira Park

See also

• Tokyo portal

• List of railway stations in Japan