is an interchange passenger

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in the Noborito neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki,

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, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway company

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Lines

Noborito Station is served by the

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and is from the terminus of the line at

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. It is also served by the

Odakyu Odawara Line , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its '' Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Electric Railway Company ...

and is from the terminus of that line at Shinjuku Station.

Station layout

JR Noborito Station has one

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and one

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serving three elevated tracks, connected by an

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. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office. Odakyu Noborito Station is an elevated station with two island platforms serving four elevated tracks.

JR platforms

Odakyu platforms

History

Noborito Station opened as a station on the Nambu Railway on 9 March 1927. The adjacent Odawara Line station opened on 1 April 1927 as . The Nambu Railway was

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on 1 April 1944 becoming part of the

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(JGR) system, which became the

Japan National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) from 1949. The adjacent Odawara Line station was renamed on April 1955, and the name shortened to its present name on 1 April 1958. Freight services were discontinued on the Nambu Line from 1 April 1972. Along with

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and division of

JNR The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

, JR East started operating the Nambu Line station on 1 April 1987. The station building and platforms were extensively remodelled from 2003-2007. Station numbering was introduced to the Odakyu Line in January 2014 with Noborito being assigned station number OH18.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 82,838 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). During the same period, the Odakyu Station was used by 167,685 passengers daily (total). The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

References

External links

JR East Station information

Odakyu Station information
{{Odakyu Odawara Line Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927 Odakyu Odawara Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Stations of Odakyu Electric Railway Railway stations in Kawasaki, Kanagawa