JC07 JB06 Koenji Station 高円寺駅
Japanese name
Shinjitai	高円寺駅
Kyūjitai	高圓寺驛
Hiragana	こうえんじえき
General information
Location	48-2 Koenji-Minami 4-chome, Suginami City, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	15 July 1922 (1922-07-15)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Asagaya JC08 towards Ōtsuki Chūō Line Rapid (weekdays) Nakano JC06 towards Tokyo Asagaya JB05 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Nakano JB07 towards Chiba Chūō–Sōbu Line   via Tozai Line Nakano JB07 towards Tsudanuma

Kōenji Station (高円寺駅, Kōenji-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the Kōenji neighborhood in Suginami, Tokyo. The station, on a four-track section, is served by local and rapid services (not including special rapid services and other fast trains) of the Chūō Main Line on weekdays. On weekends, only local trains make stops at this station.

The station uses a special train departure melody during the Koenji Awa Odori festival held in late August.

It is within walking distance of Shin-Kōenji Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.

History

The station began operation on July 15, 1922.^[1] The original station building was destroyed in the bombing of Tokyo in 1945 and a permanent replacement was completed in 1952. The Chuo Line tracks originally ran at ground level but were fully elevated in April 1966, when through service to the Sobu Line and the Tozai Line commenced.

Line

• East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Chūō Line

Platforms

References

35°42′19″N 139°38′58″E / 35.70528°N 139.64944°E / 35.70528; 139.64944