JC18 Kunitachi Station 国立駅
The north entrance and station forecourt in October 2015
Japanese name
Shinjitai	国立駅
Kyūjitai	國立驛
Hiragana	くにたちえき
General information
Location	1-14-22 Kita, Kunitachi City, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35°41′58″N 139°26′48″E / 35.6994946194°N 139.446544647°E / 35.6994946194; 139.446544647
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JC Chūō Line (Rapid)
Distance	34.5 km (21.4 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1926 (1926-04-01)
Passengers
FY2019	53,532
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tachikawa JC19 towards Ōtsuki Chūō Line Rapid Nishi-Kokubunji JC17 towards Tokyo Tachikawa JC19 towards Hachiōji Musashino Shin-Kodaira JM32 towards Ōmiya
Location
Kunitachi Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Kunitachi Station Kunitachi Station (Kanto Area) Show map of Kanto Area Kunitachi Station Kunitachi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kunitachi Station (国立駅, Kunitachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kunitachi Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid). It is 34.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

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. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

• 
  The ticket barriers, October 2015
• 
  The view looking east from the west (Hachioji) end of platform 1, October 2015
• 
  The view looking west from the east (Shinjuku) end of platforms 2 and 3, October 2015

History

Kunitachi Station opened on 1 April 1926.^[1] It was named by taking one kanji from the names of the stations of either station adjacent to it at the time (Kokubunji and Tachikawa). With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 53,532 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) making it the 67th busiest JR East station.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Railway Technical Research Institute
• Hitotsubashi University Kunitachi campus