Machida Station (Tokyo)

Machida Station (町田駅, Machida-eki) is an interchange railway station located in the city of Machida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East)[1] and Odakyu Electric Railway.

JH23
Machida Station

町田駅
The Odakyu Line station building, and the Odakyu Department Store
General information
Location6-12-20 Haramachida District, Machida City, Tokyo 194-0013
Japan
Coordinates35°32′39.17″N 139°26′43.07″E
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)JH Yokohama Line
Odakyu Odawara Line
Distance22.9 km (14.2 mi) from Higashi-Kanagawa
30.8 km (19.1 mi) from Shinjuku
PlatformsJR East: 2 island platforms
Odakyu: 2 island platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt grade (JR East)
Elevated (Odakyu)
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Station code
  • JH23
  • OH27
History
Opened23 September 1908 (1908-09-23) (JR East)
1 April 1927 (1927-04-01) (Odakyu)
Previous namesHaramachida (until 1980)
Shin-Haramachida (until 1976)
Passengers
FY2019110,899 daily (JR East)
289,419 daily (Odakyu)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sagamihara
JH27
towards Hachiōji
Yokohama Line
  Rapid
Nagatsuta
JH21
towards Yokohama
Kobuchi
JH24
towards Hachiōji
Yokohama Line
Local
Naruse
JH22
towards Yokohama
Preceding station Odakyu Following station
Sagami-Ōno
Romancecar Shin-Yurigaoka
towards Shinjuku or Kita-Senju
Sagami-Ōno
towards Odawara
Odawara Line
Rapid Express
Shin-Yurigaoka
towards Shinjuku
Odawara Line
Express
Shin-Yurigaoka
Sagami-Ōno
towards Hon-Atsugi
Odawara Line
Commuter Semi Express
Tamagawagakuen-mae
Sagami-Ōno
towards Isehara
Odawara Line
Semi Express
Sagami-Ōno
towards Odawara
Odawara Line
Local
Tamagawagakuen-mae
Location
Machida Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Machida Station
Machida Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Machida Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Machida Station
Machida Station
Machida Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Machida Station is located in Tokyo
Machida Station
Machida Station
Machida Station (Tokyo)
Machida Station is located in Japan
Machida Station
Machida Station
Machida Station (Japan)

Lines

Machida Station is served by the Yokohama Line from Hachiōji to Higashi-Kanagawa.[2] The station is also served by the Odakyu Odawara Line from Shinjuku to Odawara.

Station layout

JR East Machida Station has two island platforms serving four tracks,[2] with the station building located above and perpendicular to the platforms, and has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1] Odakyu Machida Station also has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, while located inside a station building containing a supermarket and department store.

Odakyu Line Track layout

Tamagawagakuen-mae

4
3
2
1
Tokyo-Kanagawa Route 3
Tokyo Route 47

Sagami-Ōno

JR Platforms

1,2 JH Yokohama Line for Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ōfuna
3,4 JH Yokohama Line for Hashimoto, and Hachiōji

Odakyu Platforms

1-2  Odakyu Odawara Line for Sagami-Ōno, Ebina and Odawara
Hakone Tozan Line for Hakone-Yumoto via Odawara
Odakyū Enoshima Line for Shonandai, Fujisawa, and Katase-Enoshima via Sagami-Ōno
3-4  Odakyu Odawara Line for Kyodo, Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara, and Shinjuku
C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Ōtemachi and Ayase via Yoyogi-Uehara
JL Joban Line (Local) for Abiko and Toride via Ayase

History

The JR East station first opened as Haramachida Station (原町田駅) on 23 September 1908.[2] The Odakyu station opened on 1 April 1927 as Shin-Haramachida Station (新原町田駅), which was renamed Machida Station on 11 April 1976, and the current station building and Odakyu Department Store opened on 23 September 1976. The JR station was moved 0.4 km (0.25 mi) towards Hachiōji and also renamed to Machida on 1 April 1980 to reduce the walking distance between it and the Odakyu station from 700 m (2,300 ft) to 300 m (980 ft), to facilitate interchange.[2][3]

Station numbering was introduced to the Odakyu Line in January 2014 with Machida being assigned station number OH27.[4][5] In 2016, Number assignments were introduced to the Yokohama Line platforms on 20 August of that year with those facilities being assigned station number JH23.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 110,899 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[8] During the same period, then Odakyu station was used by 289,419 passengers daily.[9]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅情報(町田駅) [Station Information: Machida Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. 週刊JR全駅・全車両基地 No.03 [Weekly All Stations and All Depots No.3]. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. August 2012. p. 27. EAN 4910232440825.
  3. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Japan: JTB. pp. 77–78. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. "2014年1月から駅ナンバリングを順次導入します!" [From January 2014, station numbering will be introduced sequentially!] (PDF). odakyu.jp (in Japanese). 24 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. Kusamichi, Yoshikazu (28 December 2013). "小田急グループ、鉄道から海賊船まで通しの駅番号…2014年1月から順次導入" [Odakyu Group, station numbers from railways to pirate ships, Introduced sequentially from January 2014]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. 鉄道部門:1日平均駅別乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

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