KO53 Takaosanguchi Station 高尾山口駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Takaosanguchi Station in March 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2241 Takao-machi, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo 193-0844 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°37′56″N139°16′12″E / 35.632224°N 139.269882°E /35.632224; 139.269882 | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 44.7 km fromShinjuku | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KO53 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1967 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 10,431 | |||||||||||||||
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Takaosanguchi Station (高尾山口駅,Takaosanguchi-eki)is a passengerrailway station located in the city ofHachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by theprivate railway operatorKeio Corporation. It is the main point of railway access toMount Takao.
Takaosanguchi Station is the terminus of theKeio Takao Line, and is located 8.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line atKitano, and 44.7 kilometers fromShinjuku Station in central Tokyo. The station is numbered "KO53".
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The station has a single dead-headedisland platform serving two tracks located on the second floor ("2F") level, with the station entrance and concourse located on the ground floor.
| 1/2 | KO Keiō Takao Line | forTakao andKitano KOKeio Line forTakahatafudō,Chōfu,Meidaimae, andShinjuku SToei Shinjuku Line forMotoyawata |

The station opened on October 1, 1967.[1]
The station building was rebuilt in 2015 using wood from local cedar trees in a redesign overseen by architectKengo Kuma, with work completed in April 2015. The station roof is modelled after the Yakuo-in Temple complex on Mount Takao.[2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,431 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
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| 2005 | 7,423[4] |
| 2010 | 10,268[5] |
| 2015 | 11,110[6] |

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