Shukugawara Station (Kanagawa)

Shukugawara Station (宿河原駅, Shukugawara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JN13 Shukugawara Station 宿河原駅
Shukugawara Station, September 2019
General information
Location	4-4, Shukugawara 3-chome, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 214-0021 Japan
Coordinates	35°36′55″N 139°34′46″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JN Nambu Line
Distance	16.2 km from Kawasaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	JN13
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 9, 1927
Passengers
FY2019	8,266 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Noborito JN14 towards Tachikawa Nambu Line Local Kuji JN12 towards Kawasaki
Location Shukugawara Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Shukugawara Station Shukugawara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shukugawara Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 16.2 km (10.1 mi) 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, Bubaigawara, and Tachikawa

History

Shukugawara Station was opened on 9 March 1927 as a station on the Nambu Railway. The Nambu Railway was nationalized on 1 April 1944 becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways, and the station came under the control of the Japan National Railways (JNR) from 1949. Freight operations were discontinued after 1955. After the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station was absorbed into the JR East network.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8,266 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

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

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	7,230[2]
2010	7,240[3]
2015	7,801[4]

Surrounding area

• Fujiko F Fujio Museum

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Shukugawara Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)