# Nakano Station (Tokyo)

Nakano Station (中野駅, Nakano-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in Nakano, Tokyo in Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

## Lines

Nakano Station is served by the JR East Chuo Line (Rapid) and Chuo-Sobu Line, and the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line. There are no turnstiles between lines, allowing for easy transfers.

## Station layout

The station consists of four island platforms serving eight tracks.

### Platforms

| 1 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Mitaka |
| 2 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Shinjuku, Akihabara, Kinshichō, Funabashi, and Chiba (originating at this station) |
| 3 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Mitaka (through trains from Tōzai Line) |
| 3 | T Tozai Line | for Otemachi, Toyocho, and Nishi-funabashi JB Sōbu Line (Local) for Tsudanuma TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai (originating at this station) |
| 4 | T Tozai Line | for Otemachi, Toyocho, and Nishi-funabashi JB Sōbu Line (Local) for Tsudanuma TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai (originating at this station) |
| 5 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Shinjuku, Akihabara, Kinshichō, Funabashi, and Chiba (originating at Mitaka) |
| 5 | T Tozai Line | for Otemachi, Toyocho, and Nishi-funabashi JB Sōbu Line (Local) for Tsudanuma TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai (originating at Mitaka) |
| 6 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, Takao JC Ōme Line for Ōme |
| 7-8 | JC Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Shinjuku, Yotsuya, Ochanomizu, and Tokyo |
* Platforms 1 and 2 (April 2021)
* Platforms 3 and 4 (April 2021)
* Platforms 5 and 6
* Platforms 7 and 8
* Station sign
* Station layout

## Surrounding area
### North side

* Nakano Ward office
* Nakano Sun Plaza, a major concert hall
* Sun Mall and Nakano Broadway, a shopping arcade famous as the home of Mandarake and for used record shops, collectibles, and other items
* Marui Department Store Headquarters

### South side

* Nakano Zero, a cultural hall for concerts and exhibitions
* Nakano Public Library

## History

Nakano Station opened on 11 April 1889. The Tōzai Subway Line began operating from Nakano Station from 16 March 1966.

## Passenger statistics

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Nakano → Shinjuku was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.
In fiscal 2017, the JR East station was used by 148,789 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 21st-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 143,802 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers). Note that the statistics consider passengers who travel through Nakano station on a through service as users of the station, even if they did not disembark at the station. The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | JR East | Tokyo Metro |
| 1999 | 118,219 | |
| 2000 | 117,090 | |
| 2005 | 113,569 | |
| 2010 | 123,968 | |
| 2011 | 122,846 | 133,919 |
| 2012 | 125,025 | 136,994 |
| 2013 | 138,467 | 143,802 |
* Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.