Minatochō Station
Minatochō Station (港町駅, Minatochō-eki) is a railway station operated by Keikyū Daishi Line located in Kawasaki ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) from the terminus of the Daishi Line at Keikyū Kawasaki Station.
 Minatochō Station 港町駅 | |
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 Minatochō Station | |
| Location | Minatochō 1-chome, Kawasaki, Kawasaki, Kanagawa （川崎市川崎区港町一丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | Keikyū |
| Line(s) | Daishi Line |
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| Station code | KK21 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1932 |
| Previous names | Columbia-mae (until 1944) |
| Passengers | |
| 2008 | 3,539 daily |
History
Minatochō Station opened on March 21, 1932 as a temporary stop on the Keihin Electric Railway. It was the predecessor to the current Keihin Electric Express Railway. Initially named Columbia-mae Station (コロムビア前駅, Koromubia-mae-eki) after the adjacent Columbia Records factory and recording studios, it was located 300 metres (980 ft) further away from Keikyū Kawasaki Station than the present location. It renamed to its present name on February 1, 1944. On October 18, 1956, the station was moved to its present address. In April 1977, the former level crossing was eliminated by the completion of an overpass.
Layout
Minatochō Station has two opposed side platforms connected by an overpass
Platforms
| 1 | ■Keikyū Daishi Line | Kawasaki-Daishi ・ Kojimashinden |
| 2 | ■Keikyū Daishi Line | Keikyū Kawasaki |
References
- (in Japanese) Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7
External links
- (in Japanese) Minatochō Station
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