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JN08 Musashi-Nakahara Station 武蔵中原駅
Musashi-Nakahara Station, November 2011
General information
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 / 35.5816; 139.6401
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JN Nambu Line
Distance	9.2 km from Kawasaki
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JN08
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 9, 1927
Passengers
FY2019	34,198 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Musashi-ShinjōJN09towards Tachikawa Nambu LineRapidLocal Musashi-KosugiMKGJN07towards Kawasaki
Location Musashi-Nakahara StationLocation within Kanagawa PrefectureShow map of Kanagawa PrefectureMusashi-Nakahara StationMusashi-Nakahara Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

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).

Lines

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

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

History

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 34,198 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

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

Surrounding area

• 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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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

Media related to Musashi-Nakahara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)

• Stations of East Japan Railway Company
• Nambu Line
• Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927
• Railway stations in Kawasaki, Kanagawa