aki ▁Station . ▁ ▁Station ▁layout ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁staff ed ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁island ▁platforms ▁serving ▁four ▁tracks . ▁Platform s ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁trains ▁starting ▁from ▁Mus ashi - N ak ah ara , ▁as ▁their ▁tracks ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction ▁lead ▁to ▁Nak ah ara ▁Dep ot . ▁ ▁Platform s ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁▁ ▁K ios ks ▁ ▁Mid ori ▁no ▁Mad og uch i ▁staff ed ▁ticket ▁office ▁ ▁Autom atic ▁ticket ▁gates ▁ ▁Access ibility ▁▁ ▁E lev ators ▁ ▁Es cal ators ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁stations ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Mus ashi - N ak ah ara ▁Station ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁N amb u ▁Railway ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁The ▁N amb u ▁Railway ▁was ▁national ized ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Government ▁Railway ▁( J GR ) ▁system , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁Japanese ▁National ▁Rail ways ▁( J NR ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Fre ight ▁operations ▁were ▁dis cont in ued ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁priv at ization ▁and ▁division ▁of ▁J NR , ▁J R ▁East ▁started ▁operating ▁the ▁station ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁moving ▁ 2 0 0 ▁meters ▁towards ▁Mus