Keikyu Kawasaki Station
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is a junction
railway station of the Keikyu Corporation located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
, Japan
. The station is a terminus
for the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 11.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station
in Tokyo
. The station is one of two main rail transportation hubs in central Kawasaki (the other being JR
Kawasaki Station
), which is within short walking distance away.
Kawasaki Station
. The tracks were elevated in 1966 and a new station building was completed. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1987.
s serving four tracks for the Keikyū Main Line, connected to the three ground level bay platform
s serving the Keikyū Daishi Line and station building by an underpass.
store. The station is also surrounded by many shopping complexes, restaurants, and a TOHO movie theater. JR Kawasaki Station
is located to the southwest of the station.
Junction station
Junction station usually refers to a railway station situated or close to a junction where lines to several destinations diverge. The usual minimum is three incoming lines...
railway station of the Keikyu Corporation located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
, Japan
Japan
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. The station is a terminus
Terminal Station
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for the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 11.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station
Shinagawa Station
is the first major station south ofTokyo Station and is a major interchange for trains operated by JR East, JR Central, and Keikyu. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen and other trains to the Miura Peninsula, Izu Peninsula and the Tōkai region pass through here...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. The station is one of two main rail transportation hubs in central Kawasaki (the other being JR
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Kawasaki Station
Kawasaki Station
is a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Kawasaki Station is served by the following JR East lines.*Keihin-Tōhoku Line*Tōkaidō Main Line*Nambu Line-Station layout:-Adjacent stations:...
), which is within short walking distance away.
History
Keikyū Kawasaki was opened on September 1, 1902 as as a station on the privately-held Keihin Electric Railway. It was renamed on November 1, 1925 to avoid confusion with the nearby JGRJapanese Government Railways
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Kawasaki Station
Kawasaki Station
is a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Kawasaki Station is served by the following JR East lines.*Keihin-Tōhoku Line*Tōkaidō Main Line*Nambu Line-Station layout:-Adjacent stations:...
. The tracks were elevated in 1966 and a new station building was completed. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1987.
Station layout
Keikyū Kawasaki Station has two elevated island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s serving four tracks for the Keikyū Main Line, connected to the three ground level bay platform
Bay platform
Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
s serving the Keikyū Daishi Line and station building by an underpass.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Keikyū Daishi Line | Kawaski-daishi, Kojimashinden (extra) |
| 2 | ■Keikyū Daishi Line | This platform is for exiting only |
| 3 | ■Keikyū Daishi Line | , (usually used) |
| 4, 5 | ■Keikyū Main Line | , , (Through service to the Kurihama Line at ) (Through service to the Zushi Line at ) |
| 6, 7 | ■Keikyū Main Line | , (Through service to the Keikyū Airport Line) (Toei Asakusa Line) , (Keisei Railway lines) |
Surrounding area
To the west of the station is the Yodobashi CameraYodobashi Camera
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store. The station is also surrounded by many shopping complexes, restaurants, and a TOHO movie theater. JR Kawasaki Station
Kawasaki Station
is a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Kawasaki Station is served by the following JR East lines.*Keihin-Tōhoku Line*Tōkaidō Main Line*Nambu Line-Station layout:-Adjacent stations:...
is located to the southwest of the station.