北府中
Kita-Fuchu Station
Live Network Status Active
Riding today
Live departures from this station
Real-time Departures
Connecting to Operator Mainframe...
About this station
History, melodies, surroundings
Station History & Timeline
19 Events
1910
The Tokyo Gravel Railway opened as a dedicated railway between Kokubunji and Shimokowara.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東京砂利鉄道の専用鉄道として国分寺 - 下河原間開業。
1920
5月25日
The Ministry of Railways acquired Tokyo Gravel Railway, which became the Chūō Main Line freight branch line (Shimokobara Line) the following day.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
鉄道省が東京砂利鉄道を買収。翌日付で中央本線貨物支線（下河原線）となる。
1921
12月1日
Operations were abolished and it was treated as a siding within Kokubunji Station.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
営業を廃止、国分寺駅構内側線扱いとなる。
1934
4月2日
The Japanese National Railways Shimokawara Line branch of the Chuo Main Line, between Kokubunji and Tokyo Keiba-jo-mae, opened, providing passenger transport only on days when horse racing was held.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
中央本線支線（下河原線）国分寺 - 東京競馬場前間開業。競馬開催日に限り旅客輸送（貨物線は国分寺駅構内扱いのまま）。
1934
11月6日
The Fujimi temporary signal station, which would later become the current station, was established between Kokubunji and Tokyo Keiba-jo-mae.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
国分寺 - 東京競馬場前間当駅の元となる富士見仮信号場が開設。
1944
10月1日
The Shimokawara Line suspended operations, and around this time, special electric trains for military factory workers began operating between Kokubunji and the station, marking the informal start of passenger service.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
下河原線の営業を休止。この頃から国分寺 - 当駅構内の乗降施設間に軍需工場従業員専用電車を運転。正式ではないものの客扱いが開始される。
1947
4月24日
The Shimokawara Line resumed operation.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
下河原線の営業を再開。
1949
1月21日
The temporary stop was elevated to a full stop, with Fujimi Temporary Stop opening.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
仮乗降場に昇格、富士見仮乗降場開業。
1952
7月1日
The station was downgraded to a signal field and became Kita-Fuchu Signal Field, and at the same time, a freight branch line between the station and Shimokawara opened, with the branching point for the freight line being approximately 1.5 km south of the current station within the grounds of Tokyo Racecourse Station, but treated as branching from the current station for operational purposes.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
信号場に降格、北府中信号場となる。同時に当駅 - 下河原間の貨物支線が開業（復活）。貨物線への分岐点は現駅から約1.5km南であり東京競馬場前駅の構内であるが、営業上は当駅で分岐の扱いとされる。
1956
8月15日
The Shimokawara Line began year-round passenger operations.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
下河原線が通年旅客営業を開始。
1956
9月1日
The station was elevated in status and Kita-Fuchū Station opened on the Chūō Main Line, with freight operations commencing.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
駅に昇格、北府中駅開業（中央本線所属）。貨物営業開始。
1973
4月1日
With the opening of the Musashino Line, the section of the Shimokawara Line between Kokubunji, this station, and Tokyo Keiba-jo-mae was abolished, and this station as well as the freight branch line between this station and Shimokawara Station were incorporated into the Musashino Line, and it was one of the 12 stations where automatic ticket gates were experimentally installed at the time of opening.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
武蔵野線開業に伴い、下河原線国分寺 - 当駅 - 東京競馬場前間廃止。当駅ならびに当駅 - 下河原駅間の貨物支線を武蔵野線に編入。開業当初に自動改集札機が試験設置された12駅の一つ。
1976
9月20日
The freight branch line to Shimokawara, the Shimokawara Line, was abolished.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
下河原への貨物支線（下河原線）が廃止。
1982
4月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
貨物取扱を廃止。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Machine translation — show Japanese original
国鉄分割民営化に伴い、東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）の駅となる。
1994
2月4日
Automatic ticket gates were installed.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
自動改札機を設置。
2001
11月18日
The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
ICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
2009
5月31日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
2022
1月27日
A station-naka shared office, STATION WORK, with a telework booth, STATION BOOTH, was opened outside the ticket gates.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
改札外に駅ナカシェアオフィス「STATION WORK」のテレワークブース「STATION BOOTH」が開設。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Landmarks
Accessibility
✓
Standard Access
Getting around
Platforms, transfers and navigation
Platform Layout & Transfers
PLATFORM LAYOUT (MUSASHINO LINE)
1
Up
府中本町
2
Down
西国分寺 · 南浦和 · 新松戸
↕ Platforms 1, 2 serve this line
Community Photos
Photos shared by riders. Been to this station? Add yours.
Loading photos…
Kita-Fuchu Station FAQ
What train lines connect at Kita-Fuchu Station?
Kita-Fuchu Station is served by Musashino Line.