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).

Lines

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 JN Nambu Line for Kawasaki
2 JN Nambu Line for Musashi-Kosugi, Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, and Tachikawa
  • The ticket barriers leading to the platform in October 2008
    The ticket barriers leading to the platform in October 2008
  • The platforms in June 2017
    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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,930 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

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

Fiscal year daily average
2005 13,918[3]
2010 14,136[4]
2015 14,509[5]

Surrounding area

  • Hirama Ginza Shopping Street
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Kawasaki Technical High School
  • Kawasaki Municipal Tachibana High School

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 65. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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 Hirama Station at Wikimedia Commons