Nakayama Station (中山駅, Nakayama-eki) is an interchange railway station located in Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Yokohama Municipal Subway.
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| Location | 80 Terayama-cho Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 226-0013 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°30′53″N 139°32′25″E / 35.514832°N 139.540250°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 5 (1 side platform and 2 island platforms) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JH19, G01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 September 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 41,986 (JR) 15,383 (Green Line) daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Nakayama Station is served by the Yokohama Line from Higashi-Kanagawa to Hachiōji, and is 13.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Higashi-Kanagawa. Many services continue west of Higashi-Kanagawa via the Negishi Line to Sakuragicho during the offpeak, and to Ōfuna during the morning peak. It is also the terminus of the 13.0 km Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line to Hiyoshi.
Station layout edit
JR East station has a single side platform and an island platform serving three tracks.[1] It has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Yokohama Green Line subway station has a single island platform serving two underground tracks.
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Yokohama Subway entrance, March 2008 -
Yokohama Subway platforms, March 2008
JR East platforms edit
| 1 | JH Yokohama Line | for Machida, Hashimoto and Hachioji |
| 2,3 | JH Yokohama Line | for Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragicho, and Ōfuna |
Yokohama Municipal Subway platforms edit
| 1/2 | ■ Green Line | for Center-Minami and Hiyoshi |
History edit
Nakayama Station opened on 23 September 1908.[2] A new station building was completed in 1985.[citation needed] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East. It became an interchange station with the Green Line on 30 March 2008.[3]
Station numbering was introduced to the Yokohama Line on 20 August 2016 with Nakayama being assigned station number JH19.[4][5]
Accidents edit
On 20 January 2006, a 60-year-old man was killed by a train at the station after jumping from the platform onto the tracks to commit suicide.[6]
On 1 October 2013, a 40-year-old woman, Natsue Murata (村田 奈津恵), was hit and killed by a train while trying to assist a 74-year-old-man who was spotted lying on the level crossing immediately to the east of the station.[7] The man survived with injuries.[7] On 4 October, the Government announced that it would award the Medal with Red Ribbon (紅綬褒章) to Murata posthumously for demonstrating extraordinary courage in saving another person's life.[8]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 41,986 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[9] During the same period, the Yokohama Municipal Subway by an average of 15,383 passengers daily, (boarding passengers only).[10]
The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | JR East | Green Line | |
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| 2005 | 31,529 | NA | [11] |
| 2010 | 37,302 | 11,158 | [12] |
| 2015 | 41,168 | 14,449 | [13] |
Surrounding area edit
- Midori Ward Office
- Yokohama College of Commerce Midori Campus
- Yokohama Zoological Gardens ("Zoorasia")
References edit
- ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (May 2010). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第２巻 三鷹駅―八王子エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 2 Mitaka Station - Hachioji Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 56. ISBN 978-4-06-270062-7.
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 32. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 235. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Sato, Yuichi (July 2011). 鉄道人身事故データブック2002-2009 [Railway Accident Data Book 2002-2009]. Japan: Tsugeshobo. p. 123. ISBN 978-4-8068-0620-2.
- ^ a b "Woman killed by train after saving man". The Japan Times. Japan: The Japan Times Limited. 3 October 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Woman who died saving man earns heroism awards". The Japan Times. Japan: The Japan Times Limited. 5 October 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 横浜市統計書 第９章 道路、運輸及び通信 [Yokohama City Statistics Chapter 9 Roads, Transportation and Communications (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Yokohama City. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 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 edit
Media related to Nakayama Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons
- Nakayama Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Nakayama Station (Green Line) (in Japanese)