KO53 Takaosanguchi Station 高尾山口駅
Takaosanguchi Station in March 2016
General information
Location	2241 Takao-machi, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo 193-0844 Japan
Coordinates	35°37′56″N 139°16′12″E / 35.632224°N 139.269882°E / 35.632224; 139.269882
Operated by	Keio Corporation
Line(s)	Keio Takao Line
Distance	44.7 km from Shinjuku
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	KO53
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1967
Rebuilt	2015
Passengers
FY2019	10,431
Services
Preceding station Following station Terminus Takao Line Mt Takao Meidaimae One-way operation Takao KO52 towards Shinjuku Takao Line Special Express Express Semi Express Rapid Local Takao KO52 towards Kitano
Location
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Takaosanguchi Station (高尾山口駅, Takaosanguchi-eki)is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation. It is the main point of railway access to Mount Takao.

Lines

Takaosanguchi Station is the terminus of the Keio Takao Line, and is located 8.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kitano, and 44.7 kilometers from Shinjuku Station in central Tokyo. The station is numbered "KO53".

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
↑Takao 2 1

The station has a single dead-headed island platform serving two tracks located on the second floor ("2F") level, with the station entrance and concourse located on the ground floor.

Platforms

• 
  Platform 2 looking toward Kitano in February 2009
• 
  Platform 2 looking toward the buffer stops in March 2016
• 
  The buffer stops at the ends of the tracks in November 2014
• 
  Keio Takaosan Onsen Gokurakuyu(Construction next to station)

History

The station opened on October 1, 1967.^[1]

The station building was rebuilt in 2015 using wood from local cedar trees in a redesign overseen by architect Kengo Kuma, with work completed in April 2015. The station roof is modelled after the Yakuo-in Temple complex on Mount Takao.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,431 passengers daily.^[3]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

• Mount Takao
• National Route 20
• Kiyotaki Station on the Takaotozan Railway