Takahatafudō Station

Takahatafudō Station 高幡不動駅
Keiō Takahatafudō Station (south side)
Location	Takahata, Hino, Tokyo （東京都日野市高幡） Japan
Operated by	Keio Corporation Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail
Line(s)	Keio Line Keiō Dōbutsuen Line Tama Toshi Monorail Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1925
Previous names	Takahata (until 1937)
Traffic
Passengers	Keio: 59,157 Tama Toshi Monorail: 12,666[1] daily

Takahatafudō Station (高幡不動駅 Takahatafudō-eki) is a railway station on the Keiō Line, the Keiō Dōbutsuen Line, and Tama Toshi Monorail Line located in Hino, Tokyo, Japan.

Station layout

Prior to December 2004, the Keiō and Tama Toshi Monorail station buildings were not directly connected. Since then, both stations and the Keiō Takahata Shopping Center were connected. In June 2006 elevation of the Keiō station building and platforms was completed, and nine months later redevelopment work on the Keiō Takahata Shopping Center was finished.

Most of the passengers boarding at Takahatafudō are commuters and students bound for central Tokyo, while those disembarking are visiting the Kongōji Temple or are students transferring to the monorail or buses.

Keio Corporation

Keio Takahatafudō Station ticket gates

The Keio station opened on March 24, 1925. Five tracks serve three platforms: four for the Keio Line, one for the Keio Dōbutsuen Line. All trains stop at this station.

Platforms

1	■ Keio Dōbutsuen Line	for Tama-Dōbutsukōen
2/3	■ Keio Line	for Kitano, Keiō-Hachiōji, and Takaosanguchi
4/5	■ Keioō Line	for Fuchū, Chōfu, Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku Toei Shinjuku Line

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Keio Line
Seiseki-Sakuragaoka		Special Express		Kitano
Seiseki-Sakuragaoka		Semi Special Express		Kitano
Seiseki-Sakuragaoka		Express		Kitano
Mogusaen		Semi Express		Minamidaira
Mogusaen		Rapid		Minamidaira
Mogusaen		Local		Minamidaira
Keio Dōbutsuen Line
Seiseki-Sakuragaoka		Express		Tama-Dōbutsukōen
Terminus		Local		Tama-Dōbutsukōen

Tama Toshi Monorail

The station opened on January 10, 2000. Two tracks serve two side platforms. Due to the concentration of university campuses towards Tama-Center, many students change trains at this station.

Platforms

1	■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line	for Tachikawa-Kita, Tamagawa-Jōsui, and Kamikitadai
2	■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line	for Tama-Center

Adjacent stations

History

• March 24, 1925: Takahata Station opens along with the opening of the Gyokunan Electric Railway (now Keio Line), in a different location than the current station building.
• May 1, 1937: Station renamed from Takahata Station to Takahatafudō Station.
• 1957: Four-car rapid and semi-rapid trains to Shinjuku begin operating during peak periods.
• April 29, 1964: The Tama Dōbutsuen Line (now Dōbutsuen Line) opens. Station building moved to current location.
• January 10, 2000: The Tama Toshi Monorail Line station opens.
• March 2004: Station building shopping area construction begins.
• August 2004: Station building elevation construction begins.
• December 2004: Shopping area construction completed.
• March 25, 2007: Station building elevation complete, linking the Keio and monorail station areas and shopping areas.

Surrounding area

The namesake of the station is Kongōji Temple, also known as Takahatafudō, one of the great temples of the Kantō region. The area's development was guided first by worshippers visiting the temple, then by suburbanization during the 1960s and 1970s. The station is a major transportation hub for Hino, with many municipal facilities and shopping centers in the vicinity.

References

1. 第23期（平成20年4月から平成21年3月）決算概況及び駅別乗車人員（一日平均） Tama Toshi Monorail Co., Ltd. financial results, FY2008.

External links

• Keio Corporation - Takahatafudō Station (Japanese)
• Tama Monorail Takahatafudō Station (Japanese)
• Keio Takahata Shopping Center (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°39′44″N 139°24′48″E / 35.662102°N 139.413391°E