Keikyū Kawasaki Station
京急川崎 | |
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 Exterior bike parking. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Isago 1-chome |
| Operated by | Keikyu |
| Line(s) | Main Line Daishi Line |
Keikyū Kawasaki Station (京急川崎駅, Keikyū Kawasaki-eki) is a junction railway station of the Keikyu Corporation located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The station is a terminus for the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 11.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo. The station is one of two main rail transportation hubs in central Kawasaki (the other being JR Kawasaki Station), which is within short walking distance away.
History
Keikyū Kawasaki was opened on September 1, 1902 as Kawasaki Station (川崎駅, Kawasaki-eki) as a station on the privately-held Keihin Electric Railway. It was renamed Keihin Kawasaki Station (京浜川崎駅, Keihin Kawasaki-eki) on November 1, 1925 to avoid confusion with the nearby JGR Kawasaki Station. The tracks were elevated in 1966 and a new station building was completed. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1987.
Lines
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 Keikyū Daishi Line and station building by an underpass.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Keikyū Daishi Line | Kawaski-daishi, Kojimashinden (extra) |
| 2 | ■Keikyū Daishi Line | This platform is for exiting only |
| 3 | ■Keikyū Daishi Line | Kawasaki-Daishi, Kojimashinden (usually used) |
| 4, 5 | ■Keikyū Main Line | Yokohama, Kamiōoka, Uraga (Through service to the Kurihama Line at Horinouchi) Miurakaigan (Through service to the Zushi Line at Kanazawa-Hakkei) Shin-Zushi |
| 6, 7 | ■Keikyū Main Line | Shinagawa, (Through service to the Keikyū Airport Line) Haneda Airport (Toei Asakusa Line) Nihombashi, Tokyo Metro, Toei, Tobu (Keisei Railway lines) Narita Airport |
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.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keikyū Main Line | ||||
| Main Line | ||||
| Rokugōdote | Local | Hatchōnawate | ||
| Keikyū Kamata | Airport Express | Keikyū Tsurumi | ||
| Keikyū Kamata | Ltd. Express | Kanagawa-Shinmachi | ||
| Keikyū Kamata | Rapid Ltd. Express | Yokohama | ||
| KEIKYU WING: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Daishi Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Minatochō | ||
References
- Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 Template:Ja icon
- ^ City of Kawasaki statistics. Average number of boarding passengers in 2008.
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