Musashi-Kosugi Station

Musashi-Kosugi Station
武蔵小杉駅

JR East Musashi-Kosugi Station, north exit
Location Nakahara, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Japan
Operated by
History
Opened 1927
Location
Musashi-Kosugi Station
Location within Japan

Musashi-Kosugi Station (武蔵小杉駅 Musashi-Kosugi-eki) is a railway interchange station located in Nakahara Ward of eastern Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

Lines

Musashi-Kosugi Station is served by JR East's Nambu Line, Yokosuka Line, and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, as well as Tokyu's Tōyoko Line and Meguro Line.

JR East

Musashi-Kosugi Station
武蔵小杉駅
JR East station

JR Musashi-Kosugi Station exit
Location 3-492 Kosugimachi
（神奈川県川崎市中原区小杉町3-492）
Japan
Operated by ■ JR East
Line(s)
Connections Bus terminal
History
Opened 1927
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 115,262 daily

Station layout

The Nambu Line platforms in November 2015

JR Musashi-Kosugi Station has two opposed side platforms serving the two tracks (Platform 1 and Platform 2) of the Nambu Line and one island platform serving the two tracks (Platform 3 and Platform 4) of the Yokosuka Line. The Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Narita Express share the Yokosuka Line platforms. The two sections of the JR station are located separately and connected by a 400 m long passage. All platforms are elevated, as is the station building.

Platforms

1 ■ Nambu Line for Mukaigawara, Yakō, Kawasaki
2 ■ Nambu Line for Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, Tachikawa
3 ■ Yokosuka Line for Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Kurihama
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (for the Tokaido Line) for Yokohama, Odawara, and Zushi
■ Super View Odoriko for Atami, Izukyū-Shimoda
4 ■ Yokosuka Line for Tokyo, Chiba, and Narita Airport
■ Narita Express for Narita Airport
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Shinjuku, Ōmiya, Takasaki and Utsunomiya
■ Super View Odoriko for Shinjuku and Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nambu Line
Kashimada   Rapid   Musashi-Nakahara
Mukaigawara   Local   Musashi-Nakahara
Yokosuka Line
Shinagawa   Narita Express   Yokohama
Nishi-Ōi - Shin-Kawasaki
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
Shinjuku   Super View Odoriko   Yokohama
Ōsaki   Special Rapid   Yokohama
Ōsaki   Rapid   Yokohama
Nishi-Ōi   Local   Shin-Kawasaki

Tokyu

Musashi-Kosugi Station
武蔵小杉駅
Tokyu station

Tokyu Musashi-Kosugi main entrance
Location 3-472 Kosugimachi
（神奈川県川崎市中原区小杉町3-472）
Japan
Operated by ■ Tokyu Corporation
Line(s)
Other information
Station code TY11, MG11
History
Opened 1945
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 201,859 daily

Station layout

Tokyu Musashi-Kosugi Station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The outer tracks (Platform 1 and Platform 4) are used by the Tokyu Toyoko Line, and the inner tracks (Platform 2 and Platform 3) are used by the Tokyu Meguro Line. All platforms are elevated, as is the station building.

Platforms

1 ■ Tokyu Toyoko Line for Kikuna, Yokohama, Minatomirai, Motomachi-Chūkagai
2 ■ Tokyu Meguro Line for Hiyoshi
3 ■ Tokyu Meguro Line for Ōokayama, Meguro, Akabane-Iwabuchi (Tokyo Metro Namboku Line), Urawa-Misono (Saitama Rapid Railway Line), Nishi-Takashimadaira (Toei Mita Line)
4 ■ Tokyu Toyoko Line for Jiyūgaoka, Naka-Meguro, Shibuya, (Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokyu Toyoko Line
Jiyūgaoka   Limited Express   Kikuna
Jiyūgaoka   Commuter Expess   Hiyoshi
Tamagawa   Express   Hiyoshi
Shin-Maruko   Local   Motosumiyoshi
Tokyu Meguro Line (MG11)
Hiyoshi (MG13)   Express   Tamagawa (MG09)
Motosumiyoshi (MG12)   Local   Shin-Maruko (MG10)

History

The area around the station was served by the Nambu and Toyoko lines since the 1920s, but over an extended period of time it was integrated as Musashi-Kosugi Station in 1945. Since then, the station has functioned as a major transfer point for people residing in Kawasaki (along the Nambu Line) who commute to Tokyo.

Although the station was already a major station along the two lines in the 1990s, the station started further expansion of its role when the Meguro Line opened in 2000 with direct service to the Tokyo subway lines. The 2010 opening of the new platform for the Yokosuka Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line connected the station with many directions in Kantō region, including Narita Airport.

Musashi-Kosugi Station opened as Ground-mae Stop (グラウンド前停留場 Guraundomae-Teiryūjō) and as Musashi-Kosugi Stop (武蔵小杉停留場 Musashi-Kosugi-Teiryūjō) on the Nambu Railway on November 1, 1927. The nearby Kōgyōtoshi Station (工業都市駅 Kōgyōtoshi-eki) on the Toyoko Line opened on December 11, 1939. The Nambu Railway was nationalized on April 1, 1944, becoming part of into the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) system. Ground-mae Stop became Musashi-Kosugi Station, and the former Musashi-Kosugi Stop was abolished. After the end of World War II, JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). On June 16, 1945, Musashi-Kosugi Station on the Toyoko Line opened, and on March 31, 1953 Kōgyōtoshi Station was abolished.

On November 27, 1988, Grade separation work removed the level crossings on Tachikawa-bound tracks, and by December 20, 1988, grade separation work removed the level crossings on Kawasaki-bound tracks. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR East started operating the former JNR portion of the station on April 1, 1987. On August 6, 2000, the Tokyu Meguro Line opened; the line was extended to connect to the Tokyu Meguro Line on June 22, 2008. The station was further expanded on March 13, 2010, when Yokosuka Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line trains began stopping.

Station numbering was introduced on all Tokyu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Musashi-Kosugi Station becoming "TY11" for the Toyoko Line and "MG11" for the Meguro Line.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 115,262 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 27th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] Passenger usage for the JR East station has almost doubled since fiscal 1999, when the station was the 61st-busiest JR East station with an average of 64,165 passengers daily.[3] In fiscal 2013, the Tokyu Toyoko Line station was used by an average of 160,939 passengers daily and the Meguro Line station was used by an average of 40,920 passengers daily.[4] The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year JR East Tokyu
Toyoko Line Meguro Line
1999 64,165[3]
2000 64,336[5]
2005 70,685[6] 154,951[7] 30,058[7]
2010 99,617[8] 152,910[9] 39,102[9]
2011 103,624[10] 149,361[11] 38,028[11]
2012 108,046[12] 150,325[13] 39,006[13]
2013 115,262[2] 160,939[4] 40,920[4]

Surrounding area

Musashi-Kosugi

See also

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
  1. ↑ 東急線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Tokyu stations] (pdf). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. January 26, 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 各駅の乗車人員　（1999年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 1999)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 2013年度乗降人員 [2013 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. 1 2 2005年度乗降人員 [2005 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 19 May 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  8. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  9. 1 2 2010年度乗降人員 [2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  10. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  11. 1 2 2011年度乗降人員 [2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  12. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  13. 1 2 2012年度乗降人員 [2012 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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