Kanagawa-shimmachi Station

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Kanagawa-shimmachi Station

神奈川新町駅
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Kanagawa-shimmachi Station
Location19-1 Kamezumi-chō, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0041
Japan
Coordinates35°28′53″N 139°38′24″E / 35.4814°N 139.6400°E / 35.4814; 139.6400Coordinates: 35°28′53″N 139°38′24″E / 35.4814°N 139.6400°E / 35.4814; 139.6400
Operated byKeikyu Logo 1964.svg Keikyū
Line(s)KK Keikyū Main Line
Distance20.0 km from Shinagawa
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeKK34
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 21, 1915
Previous namesShinmachi (until 1927)
Passengers
201919,584 daily
Location
Kanagawa-shimmachi Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa-shimmachi Station
Kanagawa-shimmachi Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Platforms

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station (神奈川新町駅, Kanagawa-shinmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

Lines[]

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 20.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout[]

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath.

Platforms[]

1-2 KK Keikyū Main Line for Yokohama, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga, and Misakiguchi
3-4 KK Keikyū Main Line for Keikyū Kamata, Haneda Airport (Terminal 3 and Terminal 1·2), Shinagawa, and Sengakuji
A Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi and Oshiage
KS Keisei Oshiage Line for Aoto

Adjacent stations[]

← Service →
Keikyu Main Line (KK34)
Morning Wing: Does not stop at this station
Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express (Kaitoku): Does not stop at this station
Keikyū Kawasaki (KK20)   Limited Express (Tokkyū)   Yokohama (KK37)
Keikyū Tsurumi (KK29)   Airport Express   Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa (KK35)
Koyasu (KK33)   Local   Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa (KK35)

History[]

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station opened on August 21, 1915 as Shinmachi Station (新町駅, Shinmachi-eki). It assumed its present name in April, 1927. In March 1978, the platforms were lengthened to handle 12-car long trains.

On September 5, 2019 at approximately 11:40, a Keikyu express train in the direction of Yokohama crashed into a truck on the railway crossing just beyond the platform of the Kanagawa-shimmachi station. The express train derailed, leaving 1 person (the truck driver) dead and 30 people injured.[1]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,584 passengers daily.[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 16,760 [3]
2010 16,736 [4]
2015 18,310 [5]

Surrounding area[]

  • Shinmachi Keikyu training center
  • Kanagawa Shirahata Post Office

See also[]

References[]

  • Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
  1. ^ "Yokohama Train Truck collision". Japan Times. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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 Kanagawa-shimmachi Station at Wikimedia Commons


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