Hirama Station
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JN05 Hirama Station 平間駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hirama Station entrance in November 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Tajiri-chō, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 211-0014 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°33′38″N 139°40′16″E / 35.5606°N 139.6712°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JN Nambu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 5.3 km from Kawasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JN05 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 9 March 1927 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 14,930 daily | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | JN Nambu Line | for Kawasaki |
| 2 | JN Nambu Line | for Musashi-Kosugi, Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, and Tachikawa |
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The ticket barriers leading to the platform in October 2008 -
The platforms in June 2017
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Hirama Ginza Shopping Street
- Kanagawa Prefectural Kawasaki Technical High School
- Kawasaki Municipal Tachibana High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Hirama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)