Kanagawa Station (Kanagawa)

KK36
Kanagawa Station

神奈川駅
Kanagawa Station in January 2007
General information
Location1-1 Aoki-chō, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0057
Japan
Coordinates35°28′15.66″N 139°37′37.52″E / 35.4710167°N 139.6270889°E / 35.4710167; 139.6270889
Operated by Keikyū
Line(s)KK Keikyū Main Line
Distance21.5 km from Shinagawa
Platforms2 side platforms
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeKK36
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1905 (1905-12-25)
Previous namesAokibashi; Keihin Kanagawa (until 1956)
Passengers
20194,751 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station
Yokohama
KK37
towards Uraga
 Main Line
Local
 Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa
KK35
towards Shinagawa
Location
Kanagawa Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Station
Kanagawa Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Station is located in Japan
Kanagawa Station
Kanagawa Station
Kanagawa Station (Japan)

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

Lines

Kanagawa Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 21.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

Kanagawa Station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The tracks are on embankments, with the station building underneath.

Platforms

1 ■ Keikyū Main Line for Yokohama, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga and Misakiguchi
2 ■ Keikyū Main Line for Keikyū Kamata, Haneda Airport, and Shinagawa

History

The station opened on December 24, 1905, as a station on the Keihin Electric Railway. It closed on June 22, 1929, but reopened as Aokibashi Station (青木橋駅) on March 29, 1930. Six days later, it was renamed Keihin Kanagawa Station (京浜神奈川駅). The station was renamed Kanagawa Station on April 20, 1956. The platforms were lengthened in 1971, and a new station building was completed in February 1992.[1]

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kanagawa Station was assigned station number KK36.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,751 passengers daily.[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 5,454 [4]
2010 5,363 [5]
2015 4,741 [6]

Surrounding area

  • Aoki Bridge
  • Hongakuji Temple
  • Kogaya Park (Gongenyama Castle Ruins)
  • Yokohama City Kogaya Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
  2. ^ "京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します" [Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.

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