Keikyū Kamata Station

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KK11
Keikyū Kamata Station

京急蒲田駅
Keikyu Kamata Station Platforms 1 and 3
Keikyu Kamata Station Platforms 1 and 3
Location4-50-10 Kamata, Ōta, Tokyo
（大田区蒲田4-50-10）
Japan
Operated byKeikyu
Line(s)
Other information
Station codeKK11
History
Opened1901
Rebuilt2012
Previous namesKamata; Keihin Kamata (until 1987)
Passengers
FY2017[1]61,746 daily

Keikyū Kamata Station (京急蒲田駅, Keikyū Kamata-eki), is a railway station in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyu.

Lines[]

Keikyu Kamata Station is served by the Keikyu Main Line and Keikyu Airport Line.

This station is a reversing station for direct train services between Yokohama Station and Haneda Airport.

Station layout[]

As of 21 October 2012, the station structure has three levels. Up trains (to Shinagawa and Haneda Airport) depart from the second level, down trains (to Yokohama and Misakiguchi) and Haneda Airport depart from the third level.

Platforms[]

The 3rd floor consists of one large platform serving three tracks in a unique configuration. Platforms 1 and 4 are equipped with platform screen doors.[2]

3rd floor[]

1 ■ Keikyū Main Line for Yokohama
■ Keikyū Airport Line for Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 (From Shinagawa)
2 ■ Keikyū Main Line for Yokohama
3 ■ Keikyū Main Line for Yokohama and Misakiguchi

2nd floor[]

4 ■ Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa, Shimbashi, and Oshiage
■ Keikyu Airport Line for Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 (From Zushi·Hayama and Yokohama)
5 ■ Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa
6 ■ Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa, Shimbashi, and Oshiage

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Keikyu Main Line
Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station
Morning Wing: Does not stop at this station
Airport Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Shinagawa   Limited Express (Kaitoku)   Keikyu Kawasaki
Heiwajima   Limited Express (Tokkyū)
(from Shinagawa) 		  Keikyu Kawasaki
Kōjiya
(Airport Line) 		  Limited Express (Tokkyū)
(from Haneda Airport) 		  Keikyu Kawasaki
Heiwajima
Keikyu Kawasaki 		  Airport Express   Kōjiya
(Airport Line)
Umeyashiki   Local   Zōshiki
Keikyu Airport Line
Airport Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Shinagawa
(Main Line)
Keikyu Kawasaki
(Main Line) 		  Limited Express (Kaitoku)   Haneda Airport Terminal 3
Keikyu Kawasaki
(Main Line) 		  Limited Express (Tokkyū)   Kōjiya
Heiwajima
(Main Line)
Keikyu Kawasaki
(Main Line) 		  Airport Express   Kōjiya
Umeyashiki
(Main Line)
Zōshiki
(Main Line) 		  Local   Kōjiya

History[]

The station opened on 1 February 1901 as Kamata Station (蒲田駅).[3] The Airport Line (then called the Haneda Branch Line) was opened in 1902. Kamata Station was renamed Keihin Kamata Station (京浜蒲田駅) in November 1925, and again renamed Keikyū Kamata Station, the present name, on 1 June 1987.[3]

In 1995, the platforms were extended to accommodate longer 12-car trains.[4]

The station was rebuilt over a period of 12 years from December 2000 to October 2012 with the original ground-level tracks elevated to provide additional track capacity and eliminate road congestion on the three level crossings immediately adjacent to the station.[5] As a result, the project won the Good Design Award presented by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.[6]

Future plans[]

Plans exist to extend the Tokyu Tamagawa Line from Kamata Station eastward by approximately 800 m to Keikyu Kamata Station. This would provide an interchange between the lines, improving accessibility to Tokyo's Haneda Airport ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] As of 2020 these plans have not yet materialized.

Surrounding area[]

Gallery[]

  • Station name sign in 2021

  • West exit in 2016

  • East exit in 2016

  • Ticket faregate area in 2016

  • 2nd-floor platforms in 2021 (Platforms 4 thru 6)

  • 3rd-floor platforms in 2021 (Platforms 1 thru 3)

References[]

  1. ^ Tokyo statistical yearbook 2017. Retrieved on 4 June 2020. (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "京急蒲田駅にホームドアを設置します". Keikyu.co.jp (in Japanese). February 25, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  4. ^ "京急、24日ダイヤ改正" [Keikyu Railways 24th Timetable Revision]. Kotsu Shimbun. July 11, 1995. p. 1.
  5. ^ 京急蒲田駅付近の上下線が全線高架化 [Both up and down lines elevated around Keikyu Kamata Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 53 no. 621. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. January 2013. pp. 60–61.
  6. ^ "Grade-Separated Crossings of Railroads". g-mark.org. November 1, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Rail extension eyed to boost Haneda accessibility". The Japan Times. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 29 July 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

External links[]

Coordinates: 35°33′38″N 139°43′25″E / 35.5606799°N 139.7237295°E / 35.5606799; 139.7237295

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