Musashi-Shinjō Station

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-Mizonokuchi
JN10
towards Tachikawa
Nambu Line
Rapid
Local
Musashi-Nakahara
JN08
towards Kawasaki
Location
Musashi-Shinjō Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Musashi-Shinjō Station
Musashi-Shinjō Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Musashi-Shinjō Station is located in Japan
Musashi-Shinjō Station
Musashi-Shinjō Station
Musashi-Shinjō Station (Japan)
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

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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

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

Platforms

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

History

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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

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In 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
2005 28,679[2]
2010 31,620[3]
2015 35,325[4]

Surrounding area

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  • 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

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References

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  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.
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