Higashi-Koganei Station

Higashi-Koganei Station (東小金井駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koganei, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Higashi-Koganei Station is served by the Chuo Line (Rapid) Service. It is 27.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout
The station has one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform serving three tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station had a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
The station opened on September 10, 1964. Freight operations from the station began from April 1965, and continued until 1984. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 31,758 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

 * Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
 * Hosei University
 * Asia University
 * International Christian University
 * Japan Lutheran College
 * Tokyo Union Theological Seminary
 * Tokyo University of Electro-Communications
 * Studio Ghibli (animation company)
 * Gainax (animation company)
 * Feel (animation company)
 * Koganei Park
 * Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum