Nakano Station (Tokyo)

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Nakano Station
中野駅
south exit of Nakano Station
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Nakano
History
Year opened 1889
Rail services
Line(s) JR East
Chūō Main Line
Chūō-Sōbu Line
Tokyo Metro
Tōzai Line
There is a major bus terminal at this station.

Nakano Station (中野駅) is located on the JR Chūō Main Line in the Nakano ward of Tokyo, just west of Shinjuku. The cross-street is Nakano-dori.

Contents

[edit] Lines

There are no turnstiles between lines, allowing easy transfers.

[edit] Layout

[edit] Platforms

1 Chūō-Sōbu Line (Local) for Mitaka, Musashi-Koganei and Tachikawa
(a part of trains originating at this station for Shinjuku and Akihabara)
Chūō Line (Local) for Mitaka, Tachikawa, Hachiōji and Takao (early morning and midnight)
2 Chūō-Sōbu Line (Local) for Shinjuku, Akihabara, Kinshichō, Funabashi and Chiba (originating at this station)
Chūō Line (Local) for Shinjuku, Ochanomizu and Tokyo (early morning and midnight)
3 Chūō Line (Local) for Mitaka (through trains from Tozai Line)
Tozai Line from Ōtemachi, Tōyōchō, Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma amd Tōyō-Katsutadai (originating at this station)
4 Tozai Line for Ōtemachi, Tōyōchō,Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma and Tōyō-Katsutadai (originating at this station)
5 Chūō-Sōbu Line (Local) for Shinjuku, Akihabara, Kinshichō, Funabashi and Chiba (originating at Mitaka)
Tozai Line for Ōtemachi, Tōyōchō,Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma and Tōyō-Katsutadai (originating at Mitaka)
6 Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, Takao and Ōtsuki
(Rapid trains pass Kōenji, Asagaya and Nishi-Ogikubo on weekends)
7 Chūō Line (Rapid) for Shinjuku, Ochanomizu and Tokyo (only weekday morning)
8 Chūō Line (Rapid) for Shinjuku, Ochanomizu and Tokyo

[edit] Surrounding area

  • North Exit - Nakano Sun Plaza, a major concert hall
  • North Exit - Sun Mall and Nakano Broadway, a shopping arcade famous as the home of Mandarake and for used record shops, collectibles, and other items suitable for various kinds of otaku.
  • North Exit - Nakano Ward Government
  • North Exit - Marui Department Store Headquarters
  • South Exit - Nakano Zero, a cultural hall for concerts, exhibits
  • South Exit - Nakano Public Library

[edit] History

  • April 11, 1889: Station built for the initial stretch of the Chūō Main Line
  • March 16, 1966: Addition of the Tōzai Subway Line

[edit] Adjacent stations

« Service »
Higashi-Nakano   Chūō-Sōbu Line (Local)   Kōenji
Shinjuku   Chūō Line (Rapid; weekdays)   Kōenji
Shinjuku   Chūō Line
Rapid (weekends) and Commuter rapid (trains from Tokyo)
  Ogikubo
Shinjuku   Chūō Line Special/Ōme rapid services
(non-holiday rapid trains originating at Shinjuku pass)
  Mitaka
Ochiai   Tōzai Subway Line   Terminus


[edit] External links

Coordinates: 35°42′22″N 139°39′56″E / 35.70611, 139.66556