Hirama Station
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JR East
Nambu LineJN05 Hirama Station 平間駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hirama Station entrance in November 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Tajiri-chō, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 211-0014 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°33′38″N 139°40′16″E / 35.5606°N 139.6712°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | Nambu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 5.3 km from Kawasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JN05 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 9 March 1927 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 14,930 daily | ||||||||||
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Hirama Station (平間駅, Hirama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Hirama Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from 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 | Nambu Line |
for Kawasaki |
| 2 | Nambu Line |
for Musashi-Kosugi, Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, and Tachikawa |
The ticket barriers leading to the platform in October 2008
The platforms in June 2017
History
Hirama Station opened as a station on the Nambu Railway on 9 March 1927.[1] The Nambu Railway was nationalized on 1 April 1944, and the station came under the control of Japanese National Railways (JNR).[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station was absorbed into the JR East network.[1]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
- Hirama Ginza Shopping Street
- Kanagawa Prefectural Kawasaki Technical High School
- Kawasaki Municipal Tachibana High School
