Takao Station (Tokyo)

Takao Station (JR side)

Takao Station (高尾駅, Takao-eki) is a railway station in Hachiōji, Tokyo, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

Lines

Takao Station is served by the JR Chūō Main Line and the Keio Takao Line. It is the last major station in Tokyo for the westbound Chūō Main Line, and is a terminating station for many local and rapid trains on the line. It is also the terminus for Narita Express trains travelling on the line.

Station layout

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

JR East platforms

The JR East station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

1	■ Chūō Line (Rapid)	for Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
	■ Narita Express	for Narita Airport
2-4	■ Chuo Line (Rapid)	for Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
2-4	■ Chūō Main Line	for Ōtsuki, Kōfu, and Kobuchizawa

Keio platforms

The Keio Takao Line is served by a single elevated platform, serving two tracks.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Chūō Main Line
Hachioji	Narita Express	Otsuki
Nishi-Hachioji	Local	Sagamiko
Chūō Line (Rapid)
Hachioji	Chūō Liner	Terminus
Hachioji	Commuter Special Rapid	Sagamiko
Nishi-Hachioji	Chūō Special Rapid	Sagamiko
Nishi-Hachioji	Commuter Rapid	Sagamiko
Nishi-Hachioji	Rapid	Sagamiko
Nishi-Hachioji	Local	Sagamiko
Keio Takao Line
Mejirodai	Special Express	Takaosanguchi
Hazama	Semi Special Express	Takaosanguchi
Mejirodai	Express	Takaosanguchi
Hazama	Semi Express	Takaosanguchi
Hazama	Rapid	Takaosanguchi
Hazama	Local	Takaosanguchi

History

The JR East station opened on 1 August 1901.^[1]The Keio station opened on 1 October 1967.^[2]

Passenger statistics

The Keio station was used by an average of 26,743 passengers in fiscal 2011.^[2]

References

↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 53. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

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Takao station information (JR East) (Japanese)
Takao station information (Keio) (Japanese)

Stations of the Chūō Line (Rapid)

Tokyo Kanda ~~Manseibashi~~ Ochanomizu Yotsuya Shinjuku Nakano Kōenji Asagaya Ogikubo Nishi-Ogikubo Kichijōji Mitaka Musashi-Sakai Higashi-Koganei Musashi-Koganei Kokubunji Nishi-Kokubunji Kunitachi Tachikawa Hino Toyoda Hachiōji Nishi-Hachiōji Takao Sagamiko Fujino Uenohara Shiotsu Yanagawa Torisawa Saruhashi Ōtsuki

Stations of the Chūō Main Line (Chūō East Line) (JR East)

Old Line: Okaya; Kawagishi; Tatsuno; Shinano-Kawashima; Ono; Shiojiri

Stations of the Keiō Takao Line

Kitano Keiō-Katakura Yamada Mejirodai Hazama Takao Takaosanguchi

Coordinates: 35°38′32″N 139°16′55″E / 35.642223°N 139.281814°E / 35.642223; 139.281814

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