Kugayama Station
Kugayama Station (久我山駅, Kugayama-eki) is a railway station on the Keio Inokashira Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.
Kugayama Station 久我山駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Suginami, Tokyo Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Keio Corporation | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Keio Inokashira Line | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | IN14 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1933 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2011 | 36,633 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
Kugayama Station is served by the 12.7 km Keio Inokashira Line from Shibuya in Tokyo to Kichijōji. Located between Fujimigaoka and Mitakadai, it is 10.2 km from the Shibuya terminus.[1]
Service pattern
Limited-stop "Express" and all-stations "Local" services stop at this station. During the daytime, there are eight "Express" and eight "Local" services per hour in either direction.
Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station has an above-track station building, completed in 2005.[2] The station previously had a ground-level station building at the north exit, connected by an underground passageway.
Platforms
| 1 | IN Keio Inokashira Line | for Kichijōji |
| 2 | IN Keio Inokashira Line | for Shimo-Kitazawa, Meidaimae, and Shibuya |
History
The station opened on 1 August 1933.[1]
From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Kugayama Station becoming "IN14". 13 August 2018,Torrential rain flooded the escalators at Kugayama Station, rendering them unusable.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 36,633 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 1999 | 35,779[1] |
| 2010 | 36,850[4] |
| 2011 | 36,633[4] |
References
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 206. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- Kawashima, Ryozo (April 2010). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１巻 東京駅―三鷹エリア [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 1 Tokyo Station – Mitaka Area]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 12, 55. ISBN 978-4-06-270061-0.
- 京王線・井の頭線全駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入します。 [Station numbering to be introduced on Keio Line and Inokashira Line] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Keio Corporation. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Average daily station usage figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
External links
- Kugayama Station information (Keio) (in Japanese)