is a railway station on the

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Nakano, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Nakano City.East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator

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Lines

Nakano Station is served by the

JR East The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

Chuo Line (Rapid) Central line or Central Line may refer to: Railway and metro lines English * Central Line (Cape Town), in South Africa * Central line (London Underground), in England * Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway), in India * Central Line (Newark), a ...

and Chuo-Sobu Line, and the

Tokyo Metro Tozai Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba Pre ...

. There are no turnstiles between lines, allowing for easy transfers.

Station layout

The station consists of four island platforms serving eight tracks.

Platforms

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Surrounding area

North side

* Nakano Ward office *

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, a major concert hall * Sun Mall and

Nakano Broadway is a shopping mall in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1966 as a luxury shopping complex, it has subsequently become a popular destination for goods aimed at ''otaku'' (hobbyists and enthusiasts, particularly those of anime and manga). Histor ...

, a shopping arcade famous as the home of

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and for used record shops, collectibles, and other items * Marui Department Store Headquarters

South side

* Nakano Zero, a cultural hall for concerts and exhibitions * Nakano Public Library

History

Nakano Station opened on 11 April 1889.JR East Nakano Station information
Retrieved 10 March 2010. The Tōzai Subway Line began operating from Nakano Station from 16 March 1966.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR East station was used by 148,789 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 21st-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 143,802 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers). Note that the statistics consider passengers who travel through Nakano station on a through service as users of the station, even if they did not disembark at the station. The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below. * Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

References

External links

JR East Nakano Station information

{{Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Tokyo Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Nakano, Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1889