Hirama Station

Hirama Station (平間駅, Hirama-eki) is a railway station on the Nambu Line in Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JN05
Hirama Station

平間駅
Hirama Station entrance in November 2011
LocationTajiri-chō, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Japan
Coordinates35.5606°N 139.6712°E / 35.5606; 139.6712
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JN Nambu Line
Distance5.3 km from Kawasaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeJN05
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened9 March 1927
Passengers
FY201714,613 daily
Location
Hirama Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Hirama Station
Hirama Station (Japan)

Lines

Hirama Station is served by the Nambu Line from Kawasaki to Tachikawa, and lies 5.3 km from the southern terminus of the Nambu Line at Kawasaki.

Station layout

Hirama Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge.

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

Facilities
  • Kiosk
  • Lavatory
  • The ticket barriers leading to the platform in October 2008
  • The platforms in June 2017

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Nambu Line JN05
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kashimada JN04   Local   Mukaigawara JN06

History

Hirama Station opened as a station on the Nambu Railway on March 9, 1927.[1] The Nambu Railway was nationalized on April 1, 1944, and the station came under the control of Japanese National Railways (JNR).[1] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station was absorbed into the JR East network.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 14,613 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 65. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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