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).
JN12 Kuji Station 久地駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Kuji Station, September 2019 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kuji 4-24-1, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 213-0032 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35.6105°N 139.5928°E / 35.6105; 139.5928 | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | JN Nambu Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 14.9 km from Kawasaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | JN12 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 16, 1942 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Kuji-Bairin (until 1942) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 14,523 daily | ||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
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Kuji Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 14.9 km the southern terminus of the line at Kawasaki Station.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
1 | JN Nambu Line | for Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Musashi-Kosugi, and Kawasaki |
2 | JN Nambu Line | for Noborito, Fuchū-Hommachi, and Tachikawa |
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.
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 year | daily average |
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2005 | 12,472[2] |
2010 | 13,175[3] |
2015 | 13,954[4] |
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