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Railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

JN09
Musashi-Shinjō Station
武蔵新城駅
Musashi-Shinjō Station North Exit
General information
LocationKami-Shinjō 2-11-1, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa-ken 211-0044
Japan
Coordinates35°35′15″N 139°37′45″E / 35.5875°N 139.6291°E / 35.5875; 139.6291
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JN Nambu Line
Distance10.5 km from Kawasaki
Platforms1 island
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeJN09
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1944
Passengers
201937,642 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Musashi-MizonokuchiJN10towards Tachikawa Nambu LineRapidLocal Musashi-NakaharaJN08towards Kawasaki
Location
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Platform

Musashi-Shinjō Station (武蔵新城駅, Musashi-Shinjō-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-Shinjō Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 10.5 km (6.5 mi) the southern terminus of the line at Kawasaki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks with the station building underneath. The station is attended.

Platforms

1 JN Nambu Line for Musashi-Kosugi and Kawasaki
2 JN Nambu Line for Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, Fuchū-Hommachi, and Tachikawa

History

Musashi-Shinjō Station opened as Musashi-Shinjō Stop (武蔵新城停車場, Musashi-Shinjō-Teishajo) on the Nambu Railway on 11 August 1927. The stop was raised in status to that of a full station on 1 April 1944 with the nationalization of Nambu Railway, into the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Nambu Line system. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) from 1946. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR East started operating the station on 1 April 1987. The tracks were elevated and the station rebuilt in 1990.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 37,642 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

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

Fiscal year daily average
2005 28,679
2010 31,620
2015 35,325

Surrounding area

  • Fujitsu Headquarters
  • Aimoru Shopping Street
  • Shinshiro Sun Mall Shopping Street (Nikko Shopping Street)
  • Shinjo Nishidori Shopping Street
  • Aiseikai Keihin General Hospital
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Shinjo High School

See also

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-Shinjō Station at Wikimedia Commons

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