Nakano Station (Tokyo)

JC06 JB07 T01
Nakano Station
中野駅
The north entrance to Nakano Station in July 2012
Location 5 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms 4 island platforms
Tracks 8
Connections Bus terminal
Other information
Station code
  • JC06
  • JB07
  • T-01
History
Opened 11 April 1889
Location
Nakano Station
Location within Japan

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.

Lines

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

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

1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Mitaka
for Tachikawa in early morning and late night
(some trains originating at this station for Shinjuku and Akihabara)
JC Chūō Line (Local) for Mitaka, Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao (early morning and late night)
2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Shinjuku, Akihabara, Kinshichō, Funabashi, and Chiba (originating at this station)
JC Chūō Line (Local) for Shinjuku, Iidabashi, Ochanomizu, and Tokyo (early morning and late night)
3 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line (Local) for Mitaka (through trains from Tōzai Line)
T Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line for Ōtemachi, Tōyōchō, Nishi-Funabashi
JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Tsudanuma
TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai
(originating at this station)
4 T Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line for Ōtemachi, Tōyōchō, Nishi-Funabashi
JB Chuo-Sobu Line 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 Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line for Ōtemachi, Tōyōchō, Nishi-Funabashi
JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Tsudanuma
TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai
(originating at Mitaka)
6 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, Takao
JC Ome Line for Ōme
7 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Shinjuku, Ochanomizu, and Tokyo (weekday mornings only)
8 JC Chūō Line (Rapid) for Shinjuku, Ochanomizu, and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

Station layout
« Service »
Chūō Line (Rapid) JC06
Commuter Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Shinjuku
SJKJC05
   Chūō Special Rapid   Mitaka JC12
Shinjuku
SJKJC05
   Ōme Special Rapid   Mitaka JC12
Shinjuku
SJKJC05
   Commuter Rapid   Ogikubo JC09
Shinjuku
SJKJC05
   Rapid (weekends)   Ogikubo JC09
Shinjuku
SJKJC05
   Rapid (weekdays)   Kōenji JC07
Higashi-Nakano JB08   Local[Note 1]   Kōenji JB06
Chūō-Sōbu Line JB07
Higashi-Nakano JB08   Local   Kōenji JB06
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line T01
Ochiai T02   Rapid   Kōenji JB06
(some through service)
Ochiai T02   Commuter Rapid   Kōenji JB06
(some through service)
Ochiai T02   Local   Kōenji JB06
(some through service)
  1. ↑ Early morning and late night only

Surrounding area

North side

  • 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

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

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 138,467 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 21st-busiest station operated by JR East.[3] 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.[4] The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearJR EastTokyo Metro
1999118,219[5]
2000117,090[6]
2005113,569[7]
2010123,968[8]
2011122,846[9]133,919[10]
2012125,025[11]136,994[12]
2013138,467[3]143,802[4]
  • Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

See also

References

  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. 1 2 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.
  4. 1 2 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.

Coordinates: 35°42′22″N 139°39′56″E / 35.70611°N 139.66556°E / 35.70611; 139.66556

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