Mukaigawara Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station operated by JR East's
Nambu Line
located in Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki
, Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 6.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Nambu Line at Kawasaki Station
.
of Nambu Railway, the station reverted to its original name under the Japanese Government Railway Nambu Line on April 1, 1944, and became part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) system from 1946. Freight operations were discontinued from 1973. Along with privatization
and division of JNR, JR East
started operating the station on April 1, 1987.
s 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
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Nambu Line
Nambu Line
The is a Japanese railway line which connects Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa, Tokyo and Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. For most of its length, it parallels the Tama River, the natural border between Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company ...
located in Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki
Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki
is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 229,867 and a density of 15,640 persons per km²...
, Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is 6.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Nambu Line at Kawasaki Station
Kawasaki Station
is a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Kawasaki Station is served by the following JR East lines.*Keihin-Tōhoku Line*Tōkaidō Main Line*Nambu Line-Station layout:-Adjacent stations:...
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History
Mukaigawara Station opened as a station on the Nambu Railway on March 9, 1927. It was renamed on August 5, 1940. Along with nationalizationNationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
of Nambu Railway, the station reverted to its original name under the Japanese Government Railway Nambu Line on April 1, 1944, and became part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) system from 1946. Freight operations were discontinued from 1973. Along with privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
and division of JNR, JR East
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
started operating the station on April 1, 1987.
Station layout
Mukaigawara Station has two opposed side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s serving two tracks, connected by an overpass
Overpass
An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...
. The station is attended, but is a Kan'i itaku station
Kan'i itaku station
A , sometimes abbreviated as , is a form of train station in Japan which is operated by an entity other than the railway company using the station. These stations are commonly operated by the local municipality, an agricultural cooperative, a store in front of the station, or a private individual...
operated by the East Japan Eco Access Co., Ltd
Platforms
| 1 | ■Nambu Line Nambu Line The is a Japanese railway line which connects Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa, Tokyo and Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. For most of its length, it parallels the Tama River, the natural border between Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company ... |
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| 2 | ■Nambu Line Nambu Line The is a Japanese railway line which connects Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa, Tokyo and Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. For most of its length, it parallels the Tama River, the natural border between Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company ... |
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