Kuji Station (Kanagawa)

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JN12
Kuji Station

久地駅
JR Nambu-Line Kuji Station building.jpg
Kuji Station, September 2019
LocationKuji 4-24-1, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 213-0032
Japan
Coordinates35°36′38″N 139°35′34″E / 35.6105°N 139.5928°E / 35.6105; 139.5928Coordinates: 35°36′38″N 139°35′34″E / 35.6105°N 139.5928°E / 35.6105; 139.5928
Operated byJR logo (east).svg JR East
Line(s)JN Nambu Line
Distance14.9 km from Kawasaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeJN12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 16, 1942
Previous namesKuji-Bairin (until 1942)
Passengers
FY201914,523 daily
Services
Preceding station JR logo (east).svg JR East Following station
Shukugawara
JN13
towards Tachikawa
 Nambu Line
Local
 Tsudayama
JN11
towards Kawasaki
Location
Kuji Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kuji Station
Kuji Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture

Kuji Station (久地駅, Kuji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Kuji Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 14.9 km the southern terminus of the line at Kawasaki Station.

Station layout[]

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms[]

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

  • Old station building (September 2007)

  • Ticket barrier (September 2019)

  • Closed Midori no Madoguchi ticket office (February 2016)

  • Side platforms (September 2019)

History[]

Kuji Station opened as Kuji-Bairin Stop (久地梅林停車場, Kuji-Bairin-Teishajo) on the Nambu Railway on August 11, 1927. The stop was raised in status to that of a full station on April 16, 1942. Along with nationalization of Nambu Railway, the station became Kuji Station of Japanese Government Railway Nambu Line on April 1, 1944, and part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) from 1946. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR East started operating the station on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,523 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

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

Fiscal year daily average
2005 12,472[2]
2010 13,175[3]
2015 13,954[4]

Surrounding area[]

  • Kanagawa Prefectural Mukainooka Technical High School
  • Kawasaki Municipal Midorigaoka Cemetery
  • Higashitakane Forest Park

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 Kuji Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons


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