Nakanoshima Station was opened on 1 November 1927, as a station on the Nambu Railway. Freight operations began in 1929. The Nambu Railway was nationalized on 1 April 1944, and the station came under the control of the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was relocated 400 m (1,300 ft) towards Noborito Station in December 1945. Freight operations were discontinued after 1955. After the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station was absorbed into the JR East network.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,824 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.