Tachikawa-Kita Station
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is a station on the Tama Toshi Monorail Line
Tama Toshi Monorail Line
The , also referred to as the Tama Monorail, is an important part of the Western Tokyo public transport network.Operated by Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Co., Ltd., the double tracked, 16.0 km monorail line carries passengers between the suburban cities of Higashiyamato and Tama via Tachikawa,...

 in Tachikawa
Tachikawa, Tokyo
is a city located in western Tokyo, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 178,064 and the density of 7,303.69 people per km². The total area is 24.38 km²...

, Tokyo
Tokyo
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, Japan
Japan
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. It opened on November 27, 1998.

Station

Tachikawa-Kita Station is a raised station with two tracks and two side platforms.

Surrounding area

The station is just north of JR Tachikawa Station
Tachikawa Station
is an important railway station in the city of Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan. The JR Chūō Line passes through Tachikawa Station. The Ōme Line and Nambu Line terminate here...

. Both stations (and Tachikawa-Minami Station
Tachikawa-Minami Station
is a station on the Tama Toshi Monorail Line in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan. It opened on January 10, 2000.-Station:Tachikawa-Minami Station is a raised station with two tracks and two side platforms.-Surrounding area:...

) are connected via a pedestrian walkway.
Other points of interest include:
  • Lumine (Tachikawa Station Building)
  • Isetan
    Isetan
    is a Japanese department store. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Isetan has branches throughout Japan and East Asia, including Bangkok, Jinan, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Singapore and Tianjin and formerly in Hong Kong, London and Vienna....

     Tachikawa Branch
  • Takashimaya
    Takashimaya
    is a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....

     Tachikawa Branch
  • Cinema City / Cinema Two movie theater complex
  • Daiei
    Daiei
    , based in Kobe, is one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan. In 1957, Isao Nakauchi founded the chain in Osaka near Sembayashi Station on the Keihan train line. Daiei is now under a restructuring process supported by Marubeni Corporation and ÆON Co., Ltd., another Japanese supermarket chain....

     Tachikawa Branch
  • Tachikawa modi
  • Showa Commemorative National Government Park
    Showa Memorial Park
    is a national government park in Akishima and Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan. It charges an entrance fee.It was established in 1983 as part of a project to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Shōwa emperor....


History

  • November 27, 1998: Station opens.
  • January 10, 2000: Tachikawa-Kita — Tama-Center section opens.

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