Kitano Station (北野駅) is an elevated station in Hachiōji, Tokyo. Keio runs it. It opened on 24 March 1925.
History
Kitano Station opened on 24 March 1925 as a station of the Tamanan Electric Railway (玉南電気鉄道). On 1 December 1926 the railway merged into the Keio Electric Railway (京王電気軌道). On 20 March 1931 the Gyōryō Line opened from Kitano to Tama Gyōryō-mae. On 31 May 1944 the station became part of the Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway in a wartime merger under the Land Transport Business Adjustment Act.
On 21 January 1945 the Gyōryō Line was suspended. On 1 June 1948 Keio Teito Electric Railway became independent from Tokyu and took over the station. On 1 October 1967 part of the Gyōryō Line was rebuilt, and the Takao Line opened from Kitano to Takaosanguchi. In 1983 elevation work began, linked to a plan for a bypass of the national highway in Hachiōji. On 30 September 1989 the down line was elevated between Kitano and Naganuma. On 27 October 1990 the station became elevated, with only the down line open. On 29 February 1992 the up platform was completed and the station became double track.
On 27 March 2001 a premium express service started and stopped here. On 4 December 2008 the shopping facility Keio Litonard Kitano opened under the elevated tracks. On 22 February 2013 all trains began to stop here. On 22 February 2018 a down Keio Liner started to stop here, and passengers could board without a reserved seat ticket. On 22 February 2019 an up Keio Liner was added and stopped. Upbound passengers need a reserved seat ticket, while downbound passengers still do not.
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