Keikyū Kawasaki Station (京急川崎駅, Keikyū Kawasaki-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu Corporation. The station is one of two main rail transportation hubs in central Kawasaki (the other being JR East's Kawasaki Station, which is a short walking distance away).
KK20 Keikyū Kawasaki Station 京急川崎駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Isago, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0006 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°31′58″N 139°42′03″E / 35.5328287°N 139.7009039°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyu Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 11.8 km (7.3 mi) from Shinagawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KK20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kawasaki; Keihin Kawasaki (until 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 132,524 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKeikyū Kawasaki Station is served by the Keikyu Main Line, and lies 13.0 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Sengakuji in Tokyo.[1] The station is also a terminus for the 4.5 km Keikyu Daishi Line to Kojimashinden.
Station layout
editKeikyū Kawasaki Station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks for the Keikyū Main Line, connected to the three ground-level bay platforms serving the Keikyu Daishi Line and station building by an underpass.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Keikyu Daishi Line | for Kawasaki-Daishi and Kojimashinden (extra platform) |
| 2 | ■ Keikyu Daishi Line | (alighting only) |
| 3 | ■ Keikyu Daishi Line | for Kawasaki-Daishi and Kojimashinden |
| 4,5 | ■ Keikyu Main Line | for Yokohama, Kamiōoka, and Uraga (Through service to Kurihama Line at Horinouchi) Miurakaigan (Through service to Zushi Line at Kanazawa-hakkei) Zushi·Hayama |
| 6,7 | ■ Keikyu Main Line | for Shinagawa, (Through service to Keikyu Airport Line) Haneda Airport Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi and Asakusa Keisei Main Line for Narita Airport |
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The elevated Keikyu Main Line platforms in November 2020 -
Platform 4 and 5 at Keikyu Kawasaki Station (Keikyu Main Line platform) in July 2023 -
Platform 6 and 7 at Keikyu Kawasaki Station (Keikyu Main Line platform) in July 2023 -
The stairs leading from the ground-level Daishi Line platforms to the elevated Keikyu Main Line platforms (4 to 7) in January 2016
History
editThe station opened on September 1, 1902 as Kawasaki Station (川崎駅) as a station on the privately owned Keihin Electric Railway.[1] It was renamed Keihin Kawasaki Station (京浜川崎駅) on November 1, 1925 to avoid confusion with the nearby JGR Kawasaki Station. The tracks were elevated in May 1966.[1] The station was renamed Keikyū Kawasaki on 1 June 1987.[1]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Keikyū Kawasaki Station was assigned station number KK20.[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 132,524 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 108,019 | [4] |
| 2010 | 115,036 | [5] |
| 2015 | 122,931 | [6] |
Surrounding area
editThe station is also surrounded by many shopping complexes, restaurants, and a Toho movie theater. JR Kawasaki Station is located to the southwest of the station.
See also
editReferences
edit- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
- ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します" [Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Keikyū Kawasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Keikyū Kawasaki Station information (in Japanese)