Kuji Station (Kanagawa)


Kuji Station 久地駅
Kuji Station
Location
Prefecture	Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa)
City	Kawasaki
Ward	Takatsu
Neighborhood etc.	Kuji 4-24-1
Postal code	213 - 0032
(in Japanese)	川崎市高津区久地四丁目24-1
History
Year opened	1927
Former name	Kuji-Bairin Station
Present name since	1942
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Nambu Line
Statistics	13,294 passengers/day 2008

Kuji Station (久地駅, Kuji-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Nambu Line located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Japan. It is 14.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Nambu Line at Kawasaki Station.

History

Kuji Station opened as Kuji-Bairin Stop (久地梅林停車場, Kuji-Bairin-Teishajo) on the Nambu Railway on August 11, 1927. The stop was raised in status to that of a full station on April 16, 1942. Along with nationalization of Nambu Railway, the station became Kuji Station of Japanese Government Railway Nambu Line on April 1, 1944, and part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) from 1946. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR East started operating the station on April 1, 1987.

Lines

East Japan Railway Company
- Nambu Line

Station layout

Kuji Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by an overpass. The station is attended, but is a Kan'i itaku station operated by the East Japan Eco Access Co., Ltd