Shin-Kawasaki Station

Shin-Kawasaki Station (新川崎駅, Shin-Kawasaki-eki) is a railway station in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JO14 JS14
Shin-Kawasaki Station

新川崎駅
Station entrance, February 2008
LocationSaiwai, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
（神奈川県川崎市幸区鹿島田）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)
History
Opened1980
Passengers
FY 201225,347 daily

Lines

Shin-Kawasaki Station is served by the Yokosuka Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and is located 12.7 km from Shinagawa Station and 19.5 km from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are capable of handling 15-car trains. The station is located adjacent to JR Freight's Shin-Tsurumi locomotive depot.[1] The station is located on the former Hinkaku freight spur line of the Tōkaidō Main Line, but is not on the Tōkaidō Main Line itself, nor do trains from the Tōkaidō Main Line pass through the station.

Platforms
1 ■ Yokosuka Line for Yokohama, Ōfuna, Kamakura, Zushi, Yokosuka, and Kurihama
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Zushi
2 ■ Yokosuka Line for Tokyo and Sōbu Main Line to Chiba and Narita Airport
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Utsunomiya Line to Ōmiya and Utsunomiya

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yokosuka Line JO14
Yokohama
YHMJO13
   Local   Musashi-Kosugi
MKGJO15
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line JS14
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Yokohama
YHMJS13
   Local   Musashi-Kosugi
MKGJS15

History

Shin-Kawasaki Station opened on 1 October 1980 as a commuter station for people living in the surrounding large residential areas working in Tokyo or Yokohama.[2]

Surrounding area

Kashimada Station on the Nambu Line lies approximately 400 meters to the east.

Passenger statistics

From fiscal 2008 to 2012, the station was used by an average number of passengers daily (boarding passengers only) as follows:

  • 2008: 27,989[3]
  • 2009: 27,072[4]
  • 2010: 25,159[5]
  • 2011: 25,227[6]
  • 2012: 25,347[7]

References
  1. Hashimoto, Makoto (1997). 新鶴見機関区＆新鶴見信号場 (Shin-Tsurumi Locomotive Depot & Shin-Tsurumi Yard). Japan: Shin. ISBN 4-916183-17-7.
  2. Shin-Kawasaki station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
  3. JR East statistics (2008)
  4. JR East statistics (2009)
  5. JR East statistics (2010)
  6. JR East statistics (2011)
  7. JR East statistics (2012)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.