Kuji Station (Kanagawa)

Kuji Station 久地駅
File:Kuji Station (Kanagawa).jpg Kuji Station
Location	Kuji 4-24-1, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa （川崎市高津区久地四丁目24-1） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Nambu Line
History
Opened	1927
Previous names	Kuji-Bairin (until 1942)
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	13,294 daily

Kuji Station (久地駅, Kuji-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Nambu Line located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Japan. It is 14.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Nambu Line at Kawasaki Station.

History

Kuji Station opened as Kuji-Bairin Stop (久地梅林停車場, Kuji-Bairin-Teishajo) on the Nambu Railway on August 11, 1927. The stop was raised in status to that of a full station on April 16, 1942. Along with nationalization of Nambu Railway, the station became Kuji Station of Japanese Government Railway Nambu Line on April 1, 1944, and part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) from 1946. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR East started operating the station on April 1, 1987.

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Nambu Line

Station layout

Kuji Station has two opposed side platforms 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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR East
Nambu Line
Tsudayama		Local	Shukugawara

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

• (Japanese) JR East Station info