is a railway station in Fuchū, Tokyo

Fuchu, Tokyo

is a city located in western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 255,394 and a population density of 8,700 persons per km². The total area was 29.34 km²...

, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 (JR East).

Lines

Fuchū-Hommachi Station forms the western terminus of the orbital Musashino Line

Musashino Line

The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo...

 from and Tokyo, and is also served by the Nambu Line

Nambu Line

The is a Japanese railway line which connects Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa, Tokyo and Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. For most of its length, it parallels the Tama River, the natural border between Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company ...

 from to .

Station layout

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 on the freight-only Musashino South Line.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 11 December 1928. The Musashino Line platforms opened on 1 April 1973.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 36,616 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Tokyo Racecourse
  Tokyo Racecourse
  is located in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1933 for horse racing, it is considered the "racecourse of racecourses" in Japanese horseracing. It has 13,750 seats, with a capacity of 223,000....
  
  (direct access from station via special gates on race days)
• Tamagawa Kyōtei Course (boat racing)

External links

• JR East station information