Kagetsu-sōjiji Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 15.1 kilometers (9.4 mi) from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building built over the platforms and tracks.
Kagetsu-sōjiji Station opened on 12 April 1914. The station was rebuilt as an elevated station in December 1971.
The station was originally named for the adjacent Kagetsuen Amusement Park, which was in operation from 1914 until 1946. The amusement park property was later used for the Kagetsuen Keirin Stadium, which closed down in March 2010.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kagetsu-sōjiji Station was assigned station number KK30.[1]
Kagetsu-sōjiji was renamed from Kagetsuen-mae (花月園前駅, Kagetsuen-mae-eki) on 14 March 2020. The name reflects the redevelopment of Kagetsuen following the closure of the Keirin track, as well as the nearby Sōji-jiBuddhist temple.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7,022 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
^"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.
^"2020年3月に4駅の駅名を変更します" (in Japanese). 京浜急行電鉄. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.