Takahatafudō Station

Takahatafudō Station (高幡不動駅, Takahatafudō-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station and monorail station on located in the city of 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.

Takahatafudō Station 高幡不動駅
Keiō Takahatafudō Station, February 2011
General information
Location	Takahata, Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-0031 Japan
Coordinates	35°39′44″N 139°24′48″E
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 Tokyo Takahatafudō Station Takahatafudō Station (Japan)

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

KO29 Takahatafudō Station 高幡不動駅
Keio railway station
Keiō Takahatafudō Station (south side)
General information
Location	139 Takahata, Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-0031 Japan
Operated by	Keio Corporation
Line(s)	Keio Line Keiō Dōbutsuen Line
Distance	29.7 km from Shinjuku
Platforms	2 island + 1 side platform
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	KO29
History
Opened	24 March 1925
Previous names	Takahata (until 1937)
Passengers
FY2019	58,426
Services
Preceding station Following station Kitano One-way operation Keiō Line Mt Takao Seiseki-sakuragaoka KO27 towards Shinjuku Kitano KO33 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Liner Keiō Line Special Express Express Minamidaira KO30 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Semi Express Rapid Local Mogusaen KO28 towards Shinjuku Tama-dōbutsukōen KO46 Terminus Dōbutsuen Line Express through to Keiō Line Dōbutsuen Line Local Terminus

Keio platforms

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.

1	KO Keiō Dōbutsuen Line	for Tama-Dōbutsukōen
2, 3	KO Keiō Line	for Kitano and Keiō-Hachiōji KO Keiō Takao Line for Takaosanguchi (via Kitano)
4, 5	KO Keiō Line	for Fuchū, Chōfu, Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku S Toei Shinjuku Line

Takahatafudō Station 高幡不動駅
monorail station
Takahatafudō Station (Tama Monorail)
General information
Location	1039-1 Takahata, Hino-shi, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail
Line(s)	■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line
Distance	10.5 km from Kamikitadai
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	TT07
History
Opened	10 January 2000
Passengers
FY2019	26,148 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Following station Hodokubo (TT-06) towards Tama-Center Tama Toshi Monorail Line Manganji (TT-08) towards Kamikitadai

Tama Toshi Monorail platforms

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.

1	■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line	for Tachikawa-Kita, Tamagawa-Jōsui, and Kamikitadai
2	■ Tama Toshi Monorail Line	for Tama-Dōbutsukōen and Tama-Center

History

• 24 March 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.
• 1 May 1937: Station renamed from Takahata Station to Takahatafudō Station.
• 1957: Four-car rapid and semi-rapid trains to Shinjuku begin operating during peak periods.
• 29 April 1964: The Tama Dōbutsuen Line (now Dōbutsuen Line) opens. Station building moved to current location.
• 10 January 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.
• 25 March 2007: Station building elevation complete, linking the Keio and monorail station areas and shopping areas.
• February 2018: Station numbering was introduced on the Tama Toshi Monorail Line with the station being assigned TT07.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Keio station was used by an average of 58,426 passengers daily. During the same period, the Tama Monorail portion of the station was used by 26,148 passengers daily.

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.

External links

Media related to Takahatafudō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Keio Corporation - Takahatafudō Station (in Japanese)
• Tama Monorail Takahatafudō Station (in Japanese)
• Keio Takahata Shopping Center (in Japanese)