is an interchange passenger

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located in the city of Tama,

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operated jointly by the private railway companies

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and

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. The stations are formally known as Keiō-Nagayama (Keiō) and Odakyū-Nagayama.

Lines

Nagayama Station is served by the

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, and is 11.4 kilometers from the

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of the line at and 35.6 kilometers from

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in downtown Tokyo. On the Odakyū Tama Line, it is 6.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

Shin-Yurigaoka Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the Manpukuji neighborhood of Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. Lines Shin-Yurigaoka Station is served by the Odakyu Oda ...

and 28.3 kilometers from Shinjuku Station.

Station layout

This station consists of two sets of elevated opposed

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s serving a total of four tracks. All trains stop at this station.

Keiō Corporation (Keiō-Nagayama Station) platforms

Odakyū Electric Railway (Odakyū-Nagayama Station) platforms

History

* June 1, 1974: Odakyū-Nagayama Station opens as a local stop with the extension of the Odakyū Tama Line. * October 18, 1974: Keiō-Nagayama Station opens as a local and rapid stop with the extension of the Keiō Sagamihara Line. * December 2, 2000: Special express ''Homeway'' and express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Nagayama. * March 27, 2001: On the Sagamihara Line, express trains begin service, stopping at Nagayama; special express trains are abolished. * March 23, 2002: ''Tama Express'' trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Nagayama. * December 11, 2004: Section semi-express trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Nagayama. * March 2006: Odakyū-Nagayama Station renewal construction completed. * March 15, 2008: Special express ''Metro Homeway'' trains begin service on the Tama Line, stopping at Nagayama.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Keio station was used by an average of 46,013 passengers daily, making it the 20th busiest station in the Keio system During the same period, the Odakyu station was used by an average of 31,056 passengers daily, making it the 37th busiest station in the Odakyu system.

Surrounding area

The station sits at the heart of the planned

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suburb, complementing the neighboring

Tama-Center Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Tama, Tokyo, Japan operated jointly by the private railway companies Keio Corporation and Odakyū Electric Railway and the Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Company. The station ...

References

External links

Keiō Corporation - Keiō-Nagayama Station

{{Odakyu Tama Line Railway stations in Tokyo Stations of Keio Corporation Stations of Odakyu Electric Railway Keio Sagamihara Line Odakyu Tama Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1974 Tama, Tokyo