Nakayama Station (Kanagawa) Explained


Nakayama Station
Native Name:中山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:80 Terayama-cho Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 226-0013
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.5148°N 139.5403°W
Platforms:5 (1 side platform and 2 island platforms)
Code:JH19, G01
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:41,986 (JR)
15,383 (Green Line) daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Yokohama#Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nakayama Station

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.

Lines

Nakayama Station is served by the Yokohama Line from to, 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 during the offpeak, and to during the morning peak. It is also the terminus of the 13.0 km Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line to .

Station layout

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.

Yokohama Municipal Subway platforms

History

Nakayama Station opened on 23 September 1908.[2] A new station building was completed in 1985. 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

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,, 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 to Murata posthumously for demonstrating extraordinary courage in saving another person's life.[8]

Passenger statistics

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
200531,529 NA [11]
2010 37,302 11,158 [12]
2015 41,168 14,449 [13]

Surrounding area

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 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 . Kodansha . May 2010 . Japan . 56. 978-4-06-270062-7.
  2. Book: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 32. 4-533-00503-9.
  3. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 235. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  4. Web site: 6 April 2016 . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207004741/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160402.pdf . 7 December 2022 . 7 January 2023 . jreast.co.jp . ja.
  5. Web site: 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133507/https://response.jp/article/2016/04/07/273025.html . 6 August 2022 . 7 January 2023 . Response Automotive Media . ja.
  6. Book: Sato, Yuichi . 鉄道人身事故データブック2002-2009 . Railway Accident Data Book 2002-2009 . Tsugeshobo . July 2011 . Japan . 123. 978-4-8068-0620-2.
  7. News: Woman killed by train after saving man. 3 October 2013. The Japan Times. The Japan Times Limited. 2. Japan. 4 October 2013. 4 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221311/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/02/national/woman-killed-by-train-after-saving-man/#.Uk5Ngz-8H5c. live.
  8. News: Woman who died saving man earns heroism awards. 5 October 2013. The Japan Times. The Japan Times Limited. 2. Japan. 5 October 2013. 12 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012212836/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/04/national/woman-who-died-saving-man-earns-heroism-awards/. live.
  9. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20200713032458/https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_02.html. 13 July 2020. 11 August 2020. live.
  10. Web site: https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/city-info/yokohamashi/tokei-chosa/portal/tokeisho/09.html. ja: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). 2020. Yokohama City. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20200521155439/https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/city-info/yokohamashi/tokei-chosa/portal/tokeisho/09.html. 21 May 2020. 6 March 2020. live.
  11. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度）. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021. 10 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210410124934/http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf. live.
  12. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度）. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021. 12 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200512083141/http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf. live.
  13. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021. 1 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801131207/http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. dead.

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