Nishi-Hachiōji Station is an over-the-tracks station in Hachiōji, Tokyo. East Japan Railway Company runs it. It is on the Chūō Line (Rapid). It opened on 1 April 1939.
History
Nishi-Hachiōji Station opened on 1 April 1939 as a Railway Ministry station, for passengers only. On 2 August 1945 it was burned in the Hachiōji air raid. The national railways were formed on 1 June 1949. Parcel handling ended on 1 October 1964. On 1 March 1978 the station was rebuilt as an over-the-tracks building.
On 1 April 1987 the station became part of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Automatic ticket gates came into use on 31 August 1993. A building called Nishi-Hachiōji Ronron (西八王子ロンロン) opened on the north side on 14 February 1997. The Suica IC card became usable on 18 November 2001.
On 15 December 2017 the Ronron building was renovated and renamed Celeo Nishi-Hachiōji, and its market hall opened first. The Midori no Madoguchi closed on 31 May 2018. From 1 July 2018 the station was run under contract by JR East Station Service. On 26 October 2021 a teleworking booth, STATION BOOTH, of the STATION WORK shared office opened outside the gates. On 1 April 2022 the contractor changed to JR Chūō Line Community Design. On 31 March 2023 three stores in the Celeo market hall closed: Kyūshūya, Yoshikawa Suisan and New Quick.
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