Keikyū Kawasaki Station
Keikyū Kawasaki Station (京急川崎駅, Keikyū Kawasaki-eki) is a railway station in 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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 The station entrance in April 2018 | |
| Location | 1 Isago, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0006 Japan |
| Operated by |  Keikyu Corporation |
| Line(s) | |
| Distance | 11.8 km from Shinagawa |
| Platforms | 7 |
| Tracks | 6 |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | KK20 |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 September 1902 |
| Previous names | Kawasaki; Keihin Kawasaki (until 1987) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 113,635 daily |
| Location | |
  Keikyū Kawasaki Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture | |
Lines
Keikyū 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
Keikyū 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
| 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 |
The elevated Keikyu Main Line platforms in November 2020
The ground-level Keikyu Daishi Line platforms in January 2016
The tracks at the north end of the Daishi Line platforms in January 2016
The stairs leading from the ground-level Daishi Line platforms to the elevated Keikyu Main Line platforms (4 to 7) in January 2016
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keikyu Main Line KK20 | ||||
| Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Morning Wing: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Keikyū Kamata KK11 | Limited Express (Kaitoku) | Yokohama KK37 | ||
| Keikyū Kamata KK11 | Limited Express (Tokkyū) | Kanagawa-shimmachi KK34 | ||
| Keikyū Kamata KK11 | Airport Express | Keikyū Tsurumi KK29 | ||
| Rokugōdote KK19 | Local | Hatchō-nawate KK27 | ||
| Keikyu Daishi Line KK20 | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Minatochō KK21 | ||
History
The 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 Keikyu Kawasaki on June 1, 1987.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 113,635 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
To the west of the station is the Yodobashi Camera store. The 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
References
- Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (in Japanese)
- 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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keikyū Kawasaki Station. |
- Keikyū Kawasaki Station information (in Japanese)