Keikyū Kamata Station

Keikyu Kamata Station
京急蒲田駅
The south-east side of the station, March 2013
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Ōta
Neighborhood etc. 4-50-10 Kamata
Postal code144-0052
(in Japanese)大田区蒲田4-50-10
History
Year opened 1901
Former names Kamata Station
Keihin Kamata Station
Present name since 1987
Rail services
Station number(s) KK11
Operator(s) Keikyu
Line(s) Keikyu Main Line
Keikyu Airport Line
Statistics 45,428 passengers/day (FY2005)[1]

Keikyu Kamata Station (京急蒲田駅 Keikyū Kamata-eki), is a railway station in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyu.

Lines

Keikyu Kamata Station is served by the Keikyu Main Line and Keikyu Airport Line.

Station layout

As of 21 October 2012, the station structure has three levels. Up trains (to Shinagawa) and Haneda Airport depart from the second level, down trains (to Yokohama) and Misakiguchi and Haneda Airport depart from the third level.

Platforms

The 3rd floor consists of one large platform serving three tracks in a unique configuration.

3rd floor

1 ■Keikyu Main Line for Yokohama
■Keikyu Airport Line for Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal (From Shinagawa)
2 ■Keikyu Main Line for Yokohama
3 ■Keikyu Main Line for Yokohama and Misakiguchi

2nd floor

4 ■Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa, Shimbashi, and Oshiage
■Keikyu Airport Line for Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal (From Shin-Zushi and Yokohama)
5 ■Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa
6 ■Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa, Shimbashi, and Oshiage

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keikyu Main Line
Keikyu Wing: no stop
Airport Rapid Ltd. Express: no stop
Shinagawa   Rapid Ltd. Express   Keikyu Kawasaki
Heiwajima   Ltd. Express
(from Shinagawa)		   Keikyu Kawasaki
Kōjiya
(Airport Line)		   Ltd. Express
(from Haneda Airport)		   Keikyu Kawasaki
Heiwajima
Keikyu Kawasaki		   Airport Express   Kōjiya
(Airport Line)
Umeyashiki   Local   Zōshiki
Keikyu Airport Line
Airport Rapid Ltd. Express: no stop
Shinagawa
(Main Line)
Keikyu Kawasaki
(Main Line)		   Rapid Ltd. Express   Haneda Airport International Terminal
Keikyu Kawasaki
(Main Line)		   Ltd. Express   Kōjiya
Heiwajima
(Main Line)
Keikyu Kawasaki
(Main Line)		   Airport Express   Kōjiya
Umeyashiki
(Main Line)
Zōshiki
(Main Line)		   Local   Kōjiya

History

The station opened on 1 February 1901 as Kamata Station (蒲田駅).[2] The Airport Line (then called the Haneda Branch Line) was opened in 1902. Kamata Station was renamed Keihin Kamata Station (京浜蒲田駅) in November 1925, and again renamed Keikyū Kamata Station, the present name, on 1 June 1987.[2]

The station was rebuilt over a period of 12 years from December 2000 to October 2012 with the original ground-level tracks elevated to provide additional track capacity and eliminate road congestion on the three level crossings immediately adjacent to the station.[3]

Future plans

Plans exist to extend the Tokyu Tamagawa Line from Kamata Station eastward by approximately 800 m to Keikyu Kamata Station. This would provide an interchange between the lines, improving accessibility to Tokyo's Haneda Airport ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ↑ Keikyū Kamata Station information. Retrieved on 2 September 2008. (Japanese)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. ↑ 京急蒲田駅付近の上下線が全線高架化 [Both up and down lines elevated around Keikyu Kamata Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 53 (621): p.60–61. January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Rail extension eyed to boost Haneda accessibility". The Japan Times (Japan: The Japan Times Ltd.). 29 July 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

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Coordinates: 35°33′38″N 139°43′25″E / 35.5606799°N 139.7237295°E