Tachikawa Station
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is an important railway station in the city of Tachikawa, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The JR
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 Chūō Line
Chuo Main Line
The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It runs between Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, while the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail...

 passes through Tachikawa Station. The Ōme Line
Ome Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company in western Tokyo, Japan. It links Tachikawa and the Chūō Line with the town of Okutama. Many Chūō Line trains operate via the Ōme Line to Ōme Station, providing non-stop service to Tokyo Station....

 and Nambu Line
Nambu Line
The is a Japanese railway line which connects Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa, Tokyo and Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. For most of its length, it parallels the Tama River, the natural border between Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company ...

 terminate here. Although the Itsukaichi Line
Itsukaichi Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company in Tokyo, Japan. It links Musashi-Itsukaichi Station in the city of Akiruno with Haijima Station in the city of Akishima...

 does not reach Tachikawa, a few trains on that line continue along the Ome Line tracks to serve this station.

Tachikawa Minami Station and Tachikawa Kita Station
Tachikawa-Kita Station
is a station on the Tama Toshi Monorail Line in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan. It opened on November 27, 1998.-Station:Tachikawa-Kita Station is a raised station with two tracks and two side platforms.-Surrounding area:...

 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,...

 flank Tachikawa Station, and are connected to it by decks.

The Lumine department store occupies the upper floors of the station building.

History

The Kōbu Railway, which later became the Chūō Main Line, opened the station on April 11, 1889. The Ōme Railway (presently the Ōme Line) and the Nambu Railway (presently the Nambu Line) were connected to the station on November 19, 1894 and December 11, 1929 respectively.

The Itsukaichi Line
Itsukaichi Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company in Tokyo, Japan. It links Musashi-Itsukaichi Station in the city of Akiruno with Haijima Station in the city of Akishima...

 was also connected to the station from July 13, 1930 to October 11, 1944 via a separate track between Tachikawa and Haijima, which was closed following the integration of the operation of the Ōme and Itsukaichi lines under the Japanese Government Railways
Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...

 in April 1944.

Layout

1・2 Ōme Line   Haijima
Haijima Station
is a railway station in Akishima, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company and Seibu Railway.-Lines:Haijima is a major stop on the Ōme Line between and , with through services operating to and from via the Chūō Line...

Ōme
Ōme Station
is a train station in Ōme, Tokyo, Japan.It serves the Ome Line.- Adjacent stations :...

・Okutama
Itsukaichi Line
Itsukaichi Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company in Tokyo, Japan. It links Musashi-Itsukaichi Station in the city of Akiruno with Haijima Station in the city of Akishima...

Musashi Itsukaichi
Musashi Itsukaichi Station
is the terminus of the JR East Itsukaichi Line. Located in Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan, the station has a single island platform, above ground level, for boarding trains heading toward Haijima Station on tracks on both sides. JR East operates the station. Facilities within the building include a Midori...

(Initial)
3 Chūō Line (Up) Mitaka
Mitaka Station
is a railway station in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Mitaka Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, acting as the terminus for all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from , with Chūō Line limited stop services from...

Shinjuku
Shinjuku Station
is a train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and metro lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007,...

Tokyo
Tokyo Station
is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....

 
4 Chūō Line (Up) Mitaka・Shinjuku・Tokyo
Sōbu Line Tsudanuma
Tsudanuma Station
is a railway station located in Narashino, Chiba, Japan.It is served by the Sōbu Main Line operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Adjacent stations:...

Chiba
Chiba Station
is a railway station located in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.-JR East:*Sōbu Main Line**Chūō-Sōbu Line**Sōbu Line *Narita Line*Sotobō Line*Uchibō Line-History:The station opened on 20 July 1894.The present station building was built in 1963...

(First Train)
(On Holidays and Saturdays Early Morning)
Ōme Line   Haijima・Ōme
Itsukaichi Line MusashiItsukaichi
(Early Morning)
5 Chūō Line (Down) Hachiōji
Hachioji Station
is a railway station in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It opened on August 11, 1889.-Lines:The Chūō Main Line passes through Hachiōji Station. The Yokohama Line and Hachikō Line terminate here...

Takao
Takao Station (Tokyo)
is a railway station located in Hachiōji, Tokyo. It services the JR East Chūō Main Line and the Keiō Takao Line. It is the last major station in Tokyo for the westbound Chūō Main Line, and as such, is a turning point for many local and rapid trains on the line...

ŌtsukiKōfu
Kofu Station
is the central railway station managed by East Japan Railway Company , in the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.- Lines :*East Japan Railway Company **Chūō Main Line*Central Japan Railway Company **Minobu Line...

Matsumoto
Matsumoto Station
is a station of East Japan Railway Company and Matsumoto Electric Railway in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.It is the central station of Matsumoto, the central city of Chūshin Area.-Lines:*East Japan Railway Company **Shinonoi Line**Ōito Line...

(First Train)
(Up) Mitaka・Shinjuku・Tokyo
Sōbu Line Tsudanuma
Tsudanuma Station
is a railway station located in Narashino, Chiba, Japan.It is served by the Sōbu Main Line operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Adjacent stations:...

Chiba
Chiba Station
is a railway station located in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.-JR East:*Sōbu Main Line**Chūō-Sōbu Line**Sōbu Line *Narita Line*Sotobō Line*Uchibō Line-History:The station opened on 20 July 1894.The present station building was built in 1963...

(Initial)
(On Holidays and Saturdays Early Morning)
Ōme Line   Haijima・Ōme・Okutama
Itsukaichi Line MusashiItsukaichi
Hachikō Line
Hachiko Line
The is a 92.0 km regional railway line owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company . It is located within Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. Its endpoints are Hachiōji Station in Hachiōji, Tokyo and Kuragano Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture.-Services:Komagawa Station in...

Komagawa
Komagawa Station
is a railway station in Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Komagawa Station is served by the Hachikō Line for and , and the Kawagoe Line for . The Hachikō Line is divided here into the electrified southern section to Hachiōji and the non-electrified northern...

(From the Chūō Line)
(Early Morning)
6 Chūō Line (Down) Hachiōji・Takao・Ōtsuki・Kōfu・Matsumoto  
Ōme Line   Haijima・Ōme・Okutama
Itsukaichi Line MusashiItsukaichi
Hachikō Line Komagawa
(From the Chūō Line)
7・8 Nambu Line   Fuchūhonmachi・Noborito
Noborito Station
is an interchange railway station in the Noborito neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company and the Odakyu Electric Railway.- Lines :*Nambu Line*Odakyu Odawara Line...

Kawasaki
Kawasaki Station
is a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Kawasaki Station is served by the following JR East lines.*Keihin-Tōhoku Line*Tōkaidō Main Line*Nambu Line-Station layout:-Adjacent stations:...

 


Track layout around Tachikawa Station
Nambu Line to Kawasaki Chūō Main Line
to Nagoya
Chūō Main Line
to Tokyo
Ōme Line to Okutama

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