Minatochō Station
Minatochō Station 港町駅 | |
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| Minatochō Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa) |
| City | Kawasaki |
| Ward | Kawasaki |
| Neighborhood etc. | Minatochō 1-chome |
| Postal code | 210 - 0807 |
| (in Japanese) | 川崎市川崎区港町一丁目 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1932 |
| Former name | Columbia-mae Station |
| Present name since | 1944 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | KK21 |
| Operator(s) | Keikyū |
| Line(s) | Daishi Line |
| Statistics | 3,539 passengers/day 2008 |
 There is a bus stop near this 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.
History
Minatochō Station opened on March 21, 1932 as a temporary stop on the Keihin Electric Railway, 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.
Lines
- Keihin Electric Express Railway
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 |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keikyū Daishi Line | ||||
| Keikyū Kawasaki | - | Suzukichō | ||
References
- (Japanese) Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7
External links
- (Japanese) Minatochō Station
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Coordinates: 35°32′05″N 139°42′45″E / 35.5348°N 139.7125°E