JN12
Kuji Station

久地駅
Kuji Station, September 2019
General information
LocationKuji 4-24-1, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 213-0032
Japan
Coordinates35°36′38″N 139°35′34″E / 35.6105°N 139.5928°E / 35.6105; 139.5928
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JN Nambu Line
Distance14.9 km from Kawasaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeJN12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 16, 1942
Previous namesKuji-Bairin (until 1942)
Passengers
FY201914,523 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shukugawara
JN13
towards Tachikawa
 Nambu Line
Local
 Tsudayama
JN11
towards Kawasaki
Location
Kuji Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kuji Station
Kuji Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Kuji Station is located in Japan
Kuji Station
Kuji Station
Kuji Station (Japan)

Kuji Station (久地駅, Kuji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kuji Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 14.9 km (9.3 mi) from the southern terminus of the line at Kawasaki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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

History

Kuji Station opened as Kuji-Bairin Stop (久地梅林停車場, Kuji-Bairin-Teishajo) on the Nambu Railway on 11 August 1927. The stop was raised in status to that of a full station on 16 April 1942. Along with nationalization of Nambu Railway, the station became Kuji Station of Japanese Government Railway Nambu Line on 1 April 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 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,523 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yeardaily average
200512,472[2]
201013,175[3]
201513,954[4]

Surrounding area

  • Kanagawa Prefectural Mukainooka Technical High School
  • Kawasaki Municipal Midorigaoka Cemetery
  • Higashitakane Forest Park

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.

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