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.
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.[1]
Minami-Nagareyama Station opened on 1 April 1973.[2]
The Tsukuba Express station opened on 24 August 2005, coinciding with the opening of the line.
The Tsukuba Express platforms were lengthened by 40 m (131 ft) in either direction on 23 September 2012 to allow the train stopping positions to be offset, thus reducing platform crowding during peak periods.[3]
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).[4] The Tsukuba Express portion of the station was used by 37,560 passengers during the same period.[5]
^3編成18両の車両増強と南流山駅ホーム改良計画について [Details of new build of 3 trainsets and platform improvements at Minami-Nagareyama Station] (PDF). Tsukuba Express News Release (in Japanese). Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2011.