Kita-Fuchū Station (北府中駅) is a ground station in Fuchū, Tokyo. East Japan Railway Company runs it on the Musashino Line. It became a station in 1956.
History
In 1910, a private railway for the Tokyo Gravel Railway (東京砂利鉄道) opened between Kokubunji and Shimogawara. The Railway Ministry bought it on 25 May 1920. From the next day, it was a freight branch of the Chūō Main Line, known as the Shimogawara Line. On 1 December 1921, the line stopped operating and became a siding of Kokubunji Station. On 2 April 1934, the Shimogawara Line opened between Kokubunji and Tokyo Racecourse-mae, carrying passengers only on race days. On 6 November 1934, Fujimi temporary signal station opened between them. It later became this station.
In October 1944, the Shimogawara Line closed. Around that time, a train for workers at war factories ran between Kokubunji and a boarding point here. It was not an official service, but passengers were carried. On 24 April 1947, the Shimogawara Line reopened. On 21 January 1949, Fujimi temporary boarding point opened. On 1 July 1952, it was downgraded to Kita-Fuchū signal station, and a freight branch to Shimogawara opened at the same time. On 15 August 1956, the Shimogawara Line began year-round passenger service. On 1 September 1956, it became Kita-Fuchū Station on the Chūō Main Line, and freight handling started.
On 1 April 1973, the Musashino Line opened. The Shimogawara Line between Kokubunji and Tokyo Racecourse-mae was abolished, and this station and its freight branch to Shimogawara moved to the Musashino Line. It was one of the stations where automatic ticket gates were tested when the line opened. On 20 September 1976, the freight branch to Shimogawara was abolished. On 1 April 1982, freight handling ended.
On 1 April 1987, the station became part of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). On 4 February 1994, automatic ticket gates were installed. On 18 November 2001, Suica became usable here. On 31 May 2009, the Midori no Madoguchi ticket window closed. On 27 January 2022, a telework booth called STATION BOOTH, from the shared office STATION WORK, opened outside the ticket gates.
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