Kuji Station (Kanagawa)
# Kuji Station (Kanagawa)

Kuji Station (久地駅, Kuji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Kuji Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 14.9 km (9.3 mi) from the southern terminus of the line at Kawasaki Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | JN Nambu Line | for Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Musashi-Kosugi, and Kawasaki |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | JN Nambu Line | for Noborito, Fuchū-Hommachi, and Tachikawa |

* Old station building (September 2007)
* Ticket barrier (September 2019)
* Closed Midori no Madoguchi ticket office (February 2016)
* Side platforms (September 2019)

## History

Kuji Station opened as Kuji-Bairin Stop (久地梅林停車場, Kuji-Bairin-Teishajo) on the Nambu Railway on 11 August 1927. The stop was raised in status to that of a full station on 16 April 1942. Along with nationalization of Nambu Railway, the station became Kuji Station of Japanese Government Railway Nambu Line on 1 April 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 1 April 1987.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,523 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

| Fiscal year | daily average |
| - | - |
| 2005 | 12,472 |
| 2010 | 13,175 |
| 2015 | 13,954 |

## Surrounding area

* Kanagawa Prefectural Mukainooka Technical High School
* Kawasaki Municipal Midorigaoka Cemetery
* Higashitakane Forest Park
