Nishi-Tachikawa Station

Nishi-Tachikawa Station 西立川駅
Nishi-Tachikawa Station south exit, January 2007
Location	1-36 Fujimi-cho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo 190-0013 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōme Line
Distance	1.9 km from Tachikawa
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1162
History
Opened	15 November 1931
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	6,640
Location
Nishi-Tachikawa Station Location within Japan

Nishi-Tachikawa Station (西立川駅 Nishi-Tachikawa-eki, lit. "West Tachikawa Station") is a railway station on the Ōme Line in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nishi-Tachikawa Station is served by the Ōme Line, and is located 1.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.

Station layout

This station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Ōme Line	for Ōme, Okutama, and Musashi-Itsukaichi
2	■ Ōme Line	for Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ōme Line
Ōme Liner: Does not stop at this station
Holiday Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Tachikawa		Rapid		Higashi-Nakagami
Tachikawa		Local		Higashi-Nakagami

Statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 6,640 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

History

The station opened on 15 November 1931.^[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Showa Memorial Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 193. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°42′12.9239″N 139°23′37.24″E / 35.703589972°N 139.3936778°E