is an interchange

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located in

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, Japan, jointly operated by the

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(JR East) and the

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Lines

Nakayama Station is served by the

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from to , and is 13.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Higashi-Kanagawa. Many services continue west of Higashi-Kanagawa via the

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to during the offpeak, and to during the morning peak. It is also the

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of the 13.0 km

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to .

Station layout

JR East station has a single

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and an

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serving three tracks. It has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office. The Yokohama Green Line subway station has a single island platform serving two underground tracks. File:Yokohama City Transportation Bureau Nakayama station.JPG, Yokohama Subway entrance, March 2008 File:Yokohamacity Nakayama sta 003.jpg, Yokohama Subway platforms, March 2008

JR East platforms

Yokohama Municipal Subway platforms

History

Nakayama Station opened on 23 September 1908. A new station building was completed in 1985. With the

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on 1 April 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East. It became an interchange station with the Green Line on 30 March 2008.

Accidents

On 20 January 2006, a 60-year-old man was killed by a train at the station after jumping from the platform onto the tracks to commit suicide. On 1 October 2013, a 40-year-old woman, , was hit and killed by a train while trying to assist a 74-year-old-man who was spotted lying on the level crossing immediately to the east of the station. The man survived with injuries. On 4 October, the Government announced that it would award the to Murata posthumously for demonstrating extraordinary courage in saving another person's life.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 41,986 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). During the same period, the Yokohama Municipal Subway by an average of 15,383 passengers daily, (boarding passengers only). The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Midori Ward Office * Yokohama College of Commerce Midori Campus * Yokohama Zoological Gardens ("Zoorasia")

References

External links

Nakayama Station (JR East)

Nakayama Station (Green Line)
{{Green Line (Yokohama) Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1908 Railway stations in Yokohama Yokohama Line