Nakano Station (Tokyo)

Nakano Station (中野駅, Nakano-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in Nakano, Tokyo in Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

JC06 JB07 T01
Nakano Station

中野駅
The north entrance to Nakano Station in July 2012
General information
Location5 Nakano, Nakano City, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms4 island platforms
Tracks8
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Other information
Station code
  • JC06
  • JB07
  • T-01
History
Opened11 April 1889; 135 years ago (1889-04-11)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mitaka
JC12
towards Ōtsuki
Chūō Line
Chūō Special Rapid
Shinjuku
SJKJC05
towards Tokyo
Mitaka
JC12
towards Tachikawa
Chūō Line
Ōme Special Rapid
Ogikubo
JC09
towards Ōtsuki
Chūō Line
Commuter Rapid
Shinjuku
One-way operation
Ogikubo
JC09
(weekends)
towards Ōtsuki
Chūō Line
Rapid
Shinjuku
SJKJC05
towards Tokyo
Kōenji
JC07
(weekdays)
towards Ōtsuki
Kōenji
JB06
towards Mitaka
Chūō–Sōbu Line Higashi-Nakano
JB08
towards Chiba
Chūō–Sōbu Line through to Tozai Line
Preceding station The logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro Following station
Terminus Tozai Line
Rapid
Commuter Rapid
Local
Ochiai
T02
through to Chūō-Sōbu Line
Location
Nakano Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Nakano Station
Nakano Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Nakano Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Nakano Station
Nakano Station
Nakano Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Nakano Station is located in Tokyo
Nakano Station
Nakano Station
Nakano Station (Tokyo)
Nakano Station is located in Japan
Nakano Station
Nakano Station
Nakano Station (Japan)

Lines

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Nakano Station is served by the JR East Chuo Line (Rapid) and Chuo-Sobu Line, and the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line. There are no turnstiles between lines, allowing for easy transfers.

Station layout

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The north entrance in December 2006, before rebuilding
 
The south entrance in December 2006
 
Nakano Station viewed from above in June 2003

The station consists of four island platforms serving eight tracks.

Platforms

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1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Mitaka
2 for Shinjuku, Akihabara, Kinshichō, Funabashi, and Chiba (originating at this station)
3 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Mitaka (through trains from Tōzai Line)
T Tozai Line for Otemachi, Toyocho, and Nishi-funabashi
JB Sōbu Line (Local) for Tsudanuma
TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai
(originating at this station)
4 T Tozai Line for Otemachi, Toyocho, and Nishi-funabashi
JB Sōbu Line (Local) for Tsudanuma
TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai
(originating at this station)
5 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Shinjuku, Akihabara, Kinshichō, Funabashi, and Chiba (originating at Mitaka)
T Tozai Line for Otemachi, Toyocho, and Nishi-funabashi
JB Sōbu Line (Local) for Tsudanuma
TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai
(originating at Mitaka)
6 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, Takao
JC Ōme Line for Ōme
7-8 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Shinjuku, Yotsuya, Ochanomizu, and Tokyo

Surrounding area

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North side

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  • Nakano Ward office
  • Nakano Sun Plaza, a major concert hall
  • Sun Mall and Nakano Broadway, a shopping arcade famous as the home of Mandarake and for used record shops, collectibles, and other items
  • Marui Department Store Headquarters

South side

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  • Nakano Zero, a cultural hall for concerts and exhibitions
  • Nakano Public Library

History

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Nakano Station opened on 11 April 1889.[1] The Tōzai Subway Line began operating from Nakano Station from 16 March 1966.[2]

Passenger statistics

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In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Nakano → Shinjuku was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[3]

In fiscal 2017, the JR East station was used by 148,789 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 21st-busiest station operated by JR East.[4] In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 143,802 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers). Note that the statistics consider passengers who travel through Nakano station on a through service as users of the station, even if they did not disembark at the station.[5] The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year JR East Tokyo Metro
1999 118,219[6]
2000 117,090[7]
2005 113,569[8]
2010 123,968[9]
2011 122,846[10] 133,919[11]
2012 125,025[12] 136,994[13]
2013 138,467[14] 143,802[5]
  • Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ JR East Nakano Station information Retrieved 10 March 2010. (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (1999年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 1999)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  9. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  10. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  11. ^ 駅別乗降人員順位表(2011年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  12. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  13. ^ 各駅の乗降人員ランキング (2012年) [Station usage ranking (2012)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  14. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
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35°42′22″N 139°39′56″E / 35.70611°N 139.66556°E / 35.70611; 139.66556