Shin-Kawasaki Station (新川崎駅, Shin-Kawasaki-eki?) is a railway station operated by JR East's Yokosuka Line located in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It is located 12.7 kilometers from Shinagawa switch point, and 19.5 kilometers from the Tokyo Station.
[edit] History
Shin-Kawasaki Station opened on 1 October 1980 as a commuter station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) [2] for people living in the surrounding large residential areas who work in Tokyo or Yokohama. The station came under the management of JR East upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
[edit] 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.[3]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.
[edit] Platforms
[edit] Adjacent stations
[edit] References
- Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0710628617
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Coordinates: 35°33′04″N 139°40′19″E / 35.551°N 139.672°E / 35.551; 139.672
