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).
JN09 Musashi-Shinjō Station 武蔵新城駅 | |||||||||||
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 Musashi-Shinjō Station North Exit | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kami-Shinjō 2-11-1, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa-ken 211-0044 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°35′15″N 139°37′45″E / 35.5875°N 139.6291°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JN Nambu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.5 km from Kawasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JN09 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1944 | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 37,642 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMusashi-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
editThe station consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks with the station building underneath. The station is attended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | JN Nambu Line | for Musashi-Kosugi and Kawasaki |
| 2 | JN Nambu Line | for Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, Fuchū-Hommachi, and Tachikawa |
History
editMusashi-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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 37,642 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 | 28,679[2] |
| 2010 | 31,620[3] |
| 2015 | 35,325[4] |
Surrounding area
edit- 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
editReferences
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
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Media related to Musashi-Shinjō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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