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.

Lines Kichijōji Station is located on the JR East Chūō Main Line, and is served by all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from and some Chūō Line (Rapid) limited-stop services from . It also forms a terminus of the Keio Inokashira Line and is located 12.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus at in Tokyo. 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.

JR East

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

Platforms

Keio

Station layout The Keio station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two terminating tracks.

Platforms

History Kichijōji Station opened on 30 December 1899. The Keio station opened on 1 April 1934.

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

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 and, in subsequent years, dressed up as part of the mid-winter light festivals.

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. Over the same fiscal year, the Keio station was used by an average of 146,901 passengers daily (exiting and entering passengers).

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average (JR East) Daily average (Keio) 1999 - 140,685 2005 139,245 - 2006 140,155 - 2007 143,932 - 2008 143,178 - 2009 141,314 - 2010 138,420 142,083 2011 137,555 140,929 2012 138,483 141,475 2013 139,282 139,679

Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

Surrounding area

Inokashira Park

See also

List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

JR East station information Keio Station information