Mitaka Station

JC12 JB01
Mitaka Station
三鷹駅
North entrance, May 2015
Location 3-46-1 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo
（東京都三鷹市下連雀3丁目46-1）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Chūō Main Line
Platforms 3 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1930
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 92,836 daily

Mitaka Station (三鷹駅, Mitaka-eki) is a railway station in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mitaka Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, acting as the terminus for all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from Chiba, with Chūō Line (Rapid) limited stop services from Tokyo. Some Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line inter-running services also originate and terminate here. The station is 24.1 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Kaiji, Narita Express, and rarely Azusa limited express services on the Chūō Main Line stop at Mitaka.

Station layout

The station consists of three island platforms serving six tracks,[1] with the station building located above and perpendicular to the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

A Chūō-Sōbu Line train at Mitaka Station, February 2003

Platforms

1/2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Nakano, Shinjuku, Akihabara, Tsudanuma, and Chiba
T Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line for Nishi-Funabashi
3/4 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, Takao
JC Ome Line for Ōme
5/6 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Shinjuku and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chūō Line (Rapid) JC12
Shinjuku
SJKJC05
   Kaiji[Note 1]
Azusa[Note 2]		   Tachikawa JC19
Kichijōji JC11   Narita Express   Kokubunji JC16
Chūō Liner: Does not stop at this station
Ōme Liner: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Nakano JC06   Ōme Special Rapid   Kokubunji JC16
Nakano JC06   Chūō Special Rapid   Kokubunji JC16
Kichijōji JC11   Commuter Rapid   Kokubunji JC16
Kichijōji JC11   Rapid   Musashisakai JC13
Kichijōji JB02   Local[Note 3]   Musashisakai JC13
Chūō-Sōbu Line JB01
Kichijōji JB02   Local   Musashisakai[Note 4] JC13
  1. ↑ All Kaiji services, except No. 102, 121, 123, stop here.
  2. ↑ Few Azusa services do stop here.
  3. ↑ Early morning and late night only
  4. ↑ Early morning and late night through service

History

Mitaka Station opened on 25 June 1930.[1] On 15 July 1949, an unmanned train, with its controls tied down, crashed into the station, killing 6 and injuring 20. The incident remains shrouded in mystery.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 92,836 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 44th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200082,335[3]
200585,602[4]
201090,214[5]
201189,295[6]
201290,253[7]
201392,724[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kawashima, Ryozo (May 2010). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第２巻　三鷹駅―八王子エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Mitaka Station - Hachioji Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 7/41. ISBN 978-4-06-270062-7.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  4. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  5. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  6. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  7. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  8. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

Coordinates: 35°42′10″N 139°33′39″E / 35.70278°N 139.56083°E / 35.70278; 139.56083

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