Kunitachi Station

Kunitachi Station 国立駅
File:Kunitachi Station north 20151010.JPG The north entrance and station forecourt in October 2015
Location	1 Kita, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo-to Japan
Operated by	■ JR East
Line(s)	■ Chuo Line (Rapid)
Distance	34.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Other information
Website	http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=622
History
Opened	1 April 1926 (1926-04-01)

Kunitachi Station (国立駅, Kunitachi-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kunitachi Station is served by the Chuo Line (Rapid).

Station layout

The station has one elevated side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2 and 3), serving a total of three tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Chuo Line (Rapid)	for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao
2/3	■ Chuo Line (Rapid)	for Shinjuku and Tokyo

• Kunitachi Station ticket barriers 20151010.JPG

  The ticket barriers, October 2015

• Kunitachi Station platforms west end 20151010.JPG

  The view looking east from the west (Hachioji) end of platform 1, October 2015

• Kunitachi Station platforms east end 20151010.JPG

  The view looking west from the east (Shinjuku) end of platforms 2 and 3, October 2015

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Chuo Line (Rapid)
Chuo Liner: no stop
Commuter Special Rapid: no stop
Chuo Special Rapid: no stop
Ome Rapid: no stop
Commuter Rapid: no stop
Shin-Kodaira		Musashino		Tachikawa
Nishi-Kokubunji		Rapid		Tachikawa
Nishi-Kokubunji		Local		Tachikawa

History

File:JR Kunitachi station.jpg

The south side of the station in 2006 before rebuilding

Kunitachi Station opened on 1 April 1926. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Railway Technical Research Institute
• Hitotsubashi University Kunitachi campus

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)