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JO14 JS14
Shin-Kawasaki Station

新川崎駅
JO14 JS14; Shin-Kawasaki Station; 新川崎駅
	Station entrance in July 2021
General information
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
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JO Yokosuka Line; JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line;
Distance	19.5 km from Tokyo.
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	Kashimada Station (Nambu Line); Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JO14
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1980
Passengers
FY2019	30,255 daily
Services
Location
Location
	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
1	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)
2	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.

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.