Summary
Musashi-Nakahara Station (武蔵中原駅, Musashi-Nakahara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JN08 Musashi-Nakahara Station 武蔵中原駅 | |||||||||||
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 Musashi-Nakahara Station, November 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 6 Kami-Kodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 211-0053 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°34′54″N 139°38′24″E / 35.5816°N 139.6401°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JN Nambu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.2 km from Kawasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Station code | JN08 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 9, 1927 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 34,198 daily | ||||||||||
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  Musashi-Nakahara Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture  Musashi-Nakahara Station Musashi-Nakahara Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Musashi-Nakahara Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 9.2 km (5.7 mi) from the southern terminus of the line at Kawasaki Station.
Station layout edit
The station is staffed and consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Platforms 2 and 3 are used for trains starting from Musashi-Nakahara, as their tracks in the opposite direction lead to Nakahara Depot. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office an automatic ticket gates.
Platforms edit
| 1,2 | JN Nambu Line | for Musashi-Kosugi, Yakō, and Kawasaki |
| 3,4 | JN Nambu Line | for Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, and Tachikawa |
History edit
Musashi-Nakahara Station opened as a station on the Nambu Railway on 9 March 1927. The Nambu Railway was nationalized on 1 April 1944, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) system, which became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1946. Freight operations were discontinued from January 16, 1961. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR East started operating the station on 1 April 1987. The station was rebuilt in 1990, with the platforms being elevated and moved 200 meters towards Musashi-Kosugi Station.[citation needed]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 34,198 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
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| 2005 | 30,416[2] |
| 2010 | 32,613[3] |
| 2015 | 34,563[4] |
Surrounding area edit
- Fujitsu Kawasaki Factory (Registered Head Office)
- Todoroki Athletics Stadium (J League Kawasaki Frontale home stadium)
- Kawasaki City Museum
- Kanagawa Prefectural Shinjo High School
- Kawasaki City Oto Elementary School
- Kawasaki City Nishinakahara Junior High School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Musashi-Nakahara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)