JC14
東小金井駅 | |||||||||||
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The south entrance in February 2016
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 5-1-1 Kajino-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-0002 Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chuo Line (Rapid) | ||||||||||
| Distance | 27.4 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Station code | JC14 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 10 September 1964 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 31,758 daily | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Koganei Station (東小金井駅, Higashi-Koganei-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koganei, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Higashi-Koganei Station is served by the Chuo Line (Rapid) Service. It is 27.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.
The station has one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform serving three tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station had a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
| 1 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Shinjuku and Tokyo |
| 2 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | (for trains bound for both directions) |
| 3 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Tachikawa, Hachiōji and Takao |
The station opened on September 10, 1964.[1] Freight operations from the station began from April 1965, and continued until 1984.[2] The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 31,758 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 26,710[4] |
| 2005 | 28,130[5] |
| 2010 | 27,821 [6] |
| 2015 | 30,039[7] |
Media related to Higashi-Koganei Station at Wikimedia Commons
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