Kuji Station (Kanagawa)

Kuji Station (久地駅, Kuji-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Nambu Line located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Japan. It is 14.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Nambu Line at Kawasaki Station.

JN12
Kuji Station

久地駅
Kuji Station
LocationKuji 4-24-1, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
（川崎市高津区久地四丁目24-1）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JN Nambu Line
Distance14.9 km from Kawasaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=615
History
Opened1927
Previous namesKuji-Bairin (until 1942)
Passengers
FY201814,324 daily

History

Kuji Station opened as Kuji-Bairin Stop (久地梅林停車場, Kuji-Bairin-Teishajo) on the Nambu Railway on August 11, 1927. The stop was raised in status to that of a full station on April 16, 1942. Along with nationalization of Nambu Railway, the station became Kuji Station of Japanese Government Railway Nambu Line on April 1, 1944, and part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) from 1946. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR East started operating the station on April 1, 1987.

Lines

Station layout

Kuji Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by an overpass. The station is attended, but is a Kan'i itaku station operated by the East Japan Eco Access Co., Ltd

Platforms
1 JN Nambu Line for Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Musashi-Kosugi, and Kawasaki
2 JN Nambu Line for Noborito, Fuchū-Hommachi, and Tachikawa
  • Old station building (September 2007)
  • Ticket barrier (September 2019)
  • Closed Midori no Madoguchi ticket office (February 2016)
  • Side platforms (September 2019)

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR East
Nambu Line JN12
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Tsudayama JN11   Local   Shukugawara JN13

See also

References
  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7


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