Minami-Nagareyama Station
# Minami-Nagareyama Station

Minami-Nagareyama Station (南流山駅, Minami-Nagareyama-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in the city of Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan, operated by both East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operating company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. The station is number 10 on the Tsukuba Express line.

## Lines

Minami-Nagareyama Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line, which runs between Fuchūhommachi and Tokyo, and by the Tsukuba Express line, which runs from Akihabara in Tokyo and Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is located 55.4 kilometers (34.4 mi) from Fuchūhommachi Station on the Musashino Line, and 22.1 kilometers (13.7 mi) from Akihabara Station on the Tsukuba Express.

## Station layout

### JR East

The JR East station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with a bi-directional centre track used for freight services. The station building is located underneath the platforms.

**Platforms**

| 1 | JM Musashino Line | for Minami-Koshigaya, Musashi-Urawa, and Fuchūhommachi |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | JM Musashino Line | for Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari |

### Tsukuba Express

The Tsukuba Express station consists of an underground island platform serving two tracks. The platforms were approximately 125 m (410 ft) long when built, to accommodate 6-car trains.

**Platforms**

| 1 | ■ Tsukuba Express | for Nagareyama-Ōtakanomori, Moriya, and Tsukuba |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Tsukuba Express | for Misato-chūō, Kita-Senju, and Akihabara |

## History

Minami-Nagareyama Station opened on 1 April 1973.

The Tsukuba Express station opened on 24 August 2005, coinciding with the opening of the line.

The Tsukuba Express platforms are scheduled to be lengthened by 40 m (131 ft) in either direction by autumn 2012 to allow the train stopping positions to be offset, thus reducing platform crowding during peak periods.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 35,517 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The Tsukuba Express portion of the station was used by 37,560 passengers during the same period.

## Surrounding area

* Toyo Gakuen University Nagareyama Campus
* Nagareyama Post Office
