Timetable information
Weekday departures: 569/day · Sat & holiday departures: 276/day
First / last departure (weekday): 4:58 / 24:36 (00:36 next day)
Busiest hour: 8:00–9:00 (57)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 4 May 2026.
Adjacent stations
- JR Nambu Line Hamakawasaki Branch: Musashi-Kosugi ⇄ Hirama
Location
History
Mukaigawara Station opened on 9 March 1927 with the Nambu Railway's Kawasaki–Noborito section, taking its name from a local nickname meaning "the other side of the river" — a reference to a Tama River course change that had left part of Shimo-Numabe village as an exclave. The station was renamed Nihon-Denki-mae on 5 August 1940, reflecting the adjacent NEC plant, then restored to Mukaigawara when the Nambu Railway was nationalised on 1 April 1944. Freight handling ended on 1 February 1973. JR East took over on 1 April 1987, and smart platform doors entered service on 23 October 2024.
Notes
Although the Musashi-Kosugi Yokosuka Line concourse stands only about 300 metres west of Mukaigawara, the two stations have no fare-gate connection — Mukaigawara passengers cannot transfer there without exiting the system.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: Mister0124 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18