Bubaigawara Station (分倍河原駅) is a ground station in Fuchū, Tokyo. East Japan Railway Company and Keio run it, and it serves the Nambu Line. The station's opening date is listed as 24 March 1925.
History
On 24 March 1925, the Tamanan Electric Railway opened Yashiki-bun Station (屋敷分駅) here. In December 1926, it became a Keio station after a merger. On 11 December 1928, the Nanbu Railway (南武鉄道), now the Nambu Line, was extended from Ōmaru Stop (now Minami-Tama Station) and made Yashiki-bun its terminus. In March 1929, the station moved to connect with the Nanbu Railway. On 1 May 1929, it was renamed Bubaigawara Station (分倍河原駅). On 11 December 1929, the Nanbu Railway line opened to Tachikawa.
On 1 April 1944, the Nanbu Railway was bought by the government during the war and became a Nanbu Line station of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (運輸通信省). Freight handling ended. On 31 May 1944, a wartime merger under the Land Transport Business Adjustment Act made it a station of Tokyo Kyuko (東急), known as Dai-Tokyu. On 1 June 1948, it was separated from Tokyu and became a station of Keio Teito Electric Railway (京王帝都電鉄). On 10 April 1958, parcel handling ended.
On 30 September 1966, the section between Inagi-Naganuma and Yaho was made double-track, and a new down platform was built. The date it came into use is not known. On 1 April 1987, the national railway was split up and privatised, and the station became part of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). On 28 March 2000, automatic ticket gates opened at the Keio link gate. On 27 March 2001, a timetable change created a semi-express (準特急), and the station became a stop for it. On 18 November 2001, Suica became usable here.
On 18 March 2007, PASMO became usable here. On 9 April 2011, the Nambu Line rapid service was revived, and the station became a stop for it. The start had first been planned for March, but it was postponed because of the Great East Japan Earthquake. On 24 June 2011, weekday rapid trains stopped running. On 12 September 2011, weekday rapid trains resumed. On 22 February 2013, a timetable change made the station a stop for limited express trains, and all trains now stop here.
On 22 February 2018, a new down Keio Liner began stopping here, and passengers could board without a reserved seat. On 22 February 2019, a new up Keio Liner began stopping here. Up trains need a reserved seat, but down trains still do not. On 12 April 2019, the commuter pass sales counter closed. On 21 December 2024, slit-frame platform doors began operating.
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