Nakano Station (Tokyo)

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Template:Nihongo 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

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The north entrance in December 2006, before rebuilding
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The south entrance in December 2006
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Nakano Station viewed from above in June 2003

The station consists of four island platforms serving eight tracks.

Platforms

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Surrounding area

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Nakanostation official character(2025)

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.<ref>JR East Nakano Station information Retrieved 10 March 2010. Template:In lang</ref> The Tōzai Subway Line began operating from Nakano Station from 16 March 1966.<ref name="terada2002">Template:Cite book</ref>

Passenger statistics

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Nakano → Shinjuku was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In fiscal 2017, the JR East station was used by 148,789 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 21st-busiest station operated by JR East.<ref name="jreast2017stats">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="tokyometrostats2013">Template:Cite web</ref> The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year JR East Tokyo Metro
1999 118,219<ref name="jreast1999stats">Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 117,090<ref name="jreast2000stats">Template:Cite web</ref>
2005 113,569<ref name="jreast2005stats">Template:Cite web</ref>
2010 123,968<ref name="jreast2010stats">Template:Cite web</ref>
2011 122,846<ref name="jreast2011stats">Template:Cite web</ref> 133,919<ref name="metro2011stats">Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 125,025<ref name="jreast2012stats">Template:Cite web</ref> 136,994<ref name="tokyometrostats2012">Template:Cite web</ref>
2013 138,467<ref name="jreast2013stats">Template:Cite web</ref> 143,802<ref name="tokyometrostats2013"/>
  • Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

See also

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References

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