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JN05
Hirama Station

平間駅
Hirama Station entrance in November 2011
General information
LocationTajiri-chō, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 211-0014
Japan
Coordinates35°33′38″N 139°40′16″E / 35.5606°N 139.6712°E / 35.5606; 139.6712
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JN Nambu Line
Distance5.3 km from Kawasaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeJN05
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened9 March 1927
Passengers
FY201914,930 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mukaigawara
JN06
towards Tachikawa
 Nambu Line
Local
 Kashimada
JN04
towards Kawasaki
Location
Hirama Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Hirama Station
Hirama Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Hirama Station is located in Japan
Hirama Station
Hirama Station
Hirama Station (Japan)

Hirama Station (平間駅, Hirama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hirama Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from 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 Kawasaki
2 JN Nambu Line for Musashi-Kosugi, Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, and Tachikawa

History

Hirama Station opened as a station on the Nambu Railway on 9 March 1927.[1] The Nambu Railway was nationalized on 1 April 1944, and the station came under the control of Japanese National Railways (JNR).[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station was absorbed into the JR East network.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,930 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

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

Fiscal year daily average
2005 13,918[3]
2010 14,136[4]
2015 14,509[5]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 65. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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 Hirama Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Nambu Line
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