Takahatafudō Station

Takahatafudō Station 高幡不動駅
Keiō Takahatafudō Station, February 2011
Location	Takahata, Hino-shi, 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
Location
Takahatafudō Station Location within Japan

Takahatafudō Station (高幡不動駅, Takahatafudō-eki) is a railway and monorail station on located in Hino, Tokyo, Japan. Most of the passengers boarding at Takahatafudō are commuters and students bound for central Tokyo, while those disembarking are visiting the Kongō-ji Temple or are students transferring to the monorail or buses.

Lines

Takahatafudō Station is served by the Keio Line, and is located 29.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shinjuku Station. It is also the terminus of the Keiō Dōbutsuen Line. The Tama Toshi Monorail Line also serves Takahatafudō Station.

Station layout

Takahatafudō Station 高幡不動駅
Keio railway station
Keiō Takahatafudō Station (south side)
Location	139 Takahata, Hino-shi, Tokyo （東京都日野市高幡139番地） Japan
Operated by	Keio Corporation
Line(s)	Keio Line Keiō Dōbutsuen Line
Platforms	2 island + 1 side platform
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	KO29
History
Opened	1925
Previous names	Takahata (until 1937)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	59,537

Keio Corporation

The Keio station has two island platforms with four tracks for the Keio Line, and one side platform for the Keio Dōbutsuen Line. All trains stop at this station.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Takahatafudō Station 高幡不動駅
monorail station
Takahatafudō Station (Tama Monorail)
Location	1039-1 Takahata, Hino-shi, Tokyo （東京都日野市高幡1039番地の1 ） Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail
Line(s)	■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code
History
Opened	2000
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013[1])	13,087

Tama Toshi Monorail

Takahatafudō Station is a raised station with two tracks and two opposed side platforms, with the station building located underneath. It is a standardized station building for this monorail line. Due to the concentration of university campuses towards Tama-Center, many students change trains at this station.

Platforms

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Takahatafudō Station.

• 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 / 35.662102; 139.413391