Takao Station (Tokyo)

Takao Station (高尾駅) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

The station opened in 1901 as Asakawa Station and was renamed Takao Station in 1961.

Lines
Takao Station is served by the JR Chūō Main Line and is the last major station in Tokyo for the westbound Chūō Main Line. Therefore, it is a terminating station for many local and rapid trains on the line. The station is 53.1 kilometers from Tokyo Station. It is also a terminus for Narita Express trains travelling on the line. The station is also served by the Keio Takao Line and is 6.9 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kitano, and 43.0 kilometers from Shinjuku Station.

Station layout
The JR East station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Keio platforms
The Keio Takao Line is served by a single elevated island platform, serving two tracks.

History
The JR East station opened on 1 August 1901. The Keio station opened on 1 October 1967. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 28,214 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). In the same year, the Keio station was used by an average of 26,683 passengers daily.

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.