JO14 JS14 Shin-Kawasaki Station 新川崎駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Station entrance in July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-2 Kashimada, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 212-0058 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°33′04″N 139°40′19″E / 35.551°N 139.672°E | |||||||||||||||
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JR East | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 19.5 km from Tokyo. | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | JO14 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1980 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 30,255 daily | |||||||||||||||
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  Shin-Kawasaki Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture  Shin-Kawasaki Station Shin-Kawasaki Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Shin-Kawasaki Station (新川崎駅, Shin-Kawasaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Shin-Kawasaki Station is served by the Yokosuka Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and is located 12.7 km from Shinagawa Station and 19.5 km from Tokyo Station.
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. [1] 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. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | JO Yokosuka Line | for Yokohama, Ōfuna, Kamakura, Zushi, Yokosuka, and Kurihama |
| JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Zushi | |
| 2 | JO Yokosuka Line | for Shinagawa, Tokyo, Funabashi, Chiba, and Narita Airport ( Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) |
| JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōsaki, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ōmiya, Oyama, and Utsunomiya |
History
Shin-Kawasaki Station opened on 1 October 1980 as a commuter station for people living in the surrounding large residential areas working in Tokyo or Yokohama. [2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 30,255 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [3]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 25,544 [4] |
| 2010 | 25,159 [5] |
| 2015 | 27,085 [6] |
Surrounding area
- Keio University Shinkawasaki Town Campus
- Yumemigasaki Zoological Park
- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Technical Center
- Kashimada Station on the Nambu Line lies approximately 400 meters to the east.
See also
References
- ^ Hashimoto, Makoto (1997). 新鶴見機関区＆新鶴見信号場 (Shin-Tsurumi Locomotive Depot & Shin-Tsurumi Yard). Japan: Shin. ISBN 4-916183-17-7.
- ^ Shin-Kawasaki station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
Media related to
Shin-Kawasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)