Keikyū Kawasaki Station

KK20
Keikyū Kawasaki Station

京急川崎駅

The station entrance in January 2016
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
Connections
Other information
Station code KK20
Website www.keikyu-ensen.com/stationDetail/15
History
Opened 1 September 1902
Previous names Kawasaki; Keihin Kawasaki (until 1987)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 113,635 daily
Location
Keikyū Kawasaki Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture

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).

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) Shinzushi
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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keikyu Main Line
Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station
Morning Wing: Does not stop at this station
Keikyū Kamata   Limited Express (Kaitoku)   Yokohama
Keikyū Kamata   Limited Express (Tokkyū)   Kanagawa-shimmachi
Keikyū Kamata   Airport Express   Keikyū Tsurumi
Rokugōdote   Local   Hatchō-nawate
Keikyu Daishi Line
Terminus   Local   Minatochō

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.

Coordinates: 35°31′58″N 139°42′03″E / 35.5328287°N 139.7009039°E / 35.5328287; 139.7009039

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