KWSJT04JK16JN01
Kawasaki Station

川崎駅
The east side of the station in October 2011
General information
LocationEkimae-Honchō, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture 210-0007
Japan
Coordinates35°31′53″N 139°41′49″E / 35.53139°N 139.69694°E / 35.53139; 139.69694
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Distance18.2 km (11.3 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks6
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code
  • JT04
  • JK16
  • JN01
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 July 1872 (1872-07-10)
Passengers
FY2019215,234 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yokohama
YHMJT05
towards Itō or Atami
 Odoriko Shinagawa
SGWJT03
towards Tokyo
Yokohama
YHMJT05
towards Odawara
 Tōkaidō Line
Rapid Acty
 Shinagawa
One-way operation
Yokohama
YHMJT05
towards Atami
 Tōkaidō Line
Local
 Shinagawa
SGWJT03
towards Tokyo
Tsurumi
JK15
towards Yokohama
 Keihin–Tōhoku Line
Rapid
Local
 Kamata
JK17
towards Ōmiya
Kashimada
JN04
towards Tachikawa
 Nambu Line
Rapid
 Terminus
Shitte
JN02
towards Tachikawa
 Nambu Line
Local
Location
Kawasaki Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kawasaki Station
Kawasaki Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Kawasaki Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Kawasaki Station
Kawasaki Station
Kawasaki Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Kawasaki Station is located in Japan
Kawasaki Station
Kawasaki Station
Kawasaki Station (Japan)

Kawasaki Station (川崎駅, Kawasaki-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kawasaki Station is served by the following JR East lines.

The station is 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from Tokyo and 48.5 km (30.1 mi) from Ōmiya.

Station layout

The east entrance of Kawasaki station with bus terminal

The station has three elevated island platforms serving six tracks, with an elevated station building built into a shopping center. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 JT Tōkaidō Main Line for Yokohama, Odawara, and Atami
2 JT Tōkaidō Main Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Shinagawa, Tokyo, Ueno, Ōmiya
JU Utsunomiya Line for Utsunomiya
JU Takasaki Line for Takasaki
3 JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line for Tsurumi, Yokohama, Isogo, and Ōfuna
4 JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line for Kamata, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Ueno, and Ōmiya
5,6 JN Nambu Line for Musashi-Kosugi, Noborito, Fuchū-Hommachi, and Tachikawa

The song "Ue o Muite Arukou" (上を向いて歩こう, Ue wo Muite Arukou), commonly known worldwide as "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto is used as the departure melody for Platforms 1 and 2.

History

The station entrance in 1901

The station opened on 10 July 1872 (June 5 in original Japanese calendar then in use) as the first intermediate station of the first railway in Japan when it was providing a trial service on the section between Shinagawa Station and Sakuragichō Station in Yokohama before the official inauguration in October 1872.

The Nambu Railway, which later became the Nambu Line, opened on 9 March 1927.

Kawasaki City Tram operated a 6.7 km (4.2 mi) line from its Shiden Kawasaki terminal in front of this station to the now-closed Shiohama Station from 1944 to 1969.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 215,234 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yeardaily average
2005163,495[4]
2010185,300[5]
2015207,725[6]

Surrounding area

The short escalator beneath the More's department store

Connected to the west side of the station is the Lazona Kawasaki Plaza shopping mall. Connected to the east of the station is the "Atre Kawasaki" shopping complex. There are also various other commercial establishments around the station, including More-s Department Store, Yodobashi Camera, and Tokyu Hands. Keikyu Kawasaki Station, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu is located to the northeast.

The basement area of the adjoining More's department store is home to what is dubbed "the world's shortest escalator", with a height difference of just 83.4 cm (2 ft 8.8 in).[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Imao, Keisuke, ed. (2008). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 - 全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Railway Travel Atlas - All Lines, Stations and Closed Lines] (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ISBN 978-4-10-790022-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ Sekita, Katsutaka; Miyata, Michikazu (2003). 川崎市電の25年 [25 Years of Kawasaki City Tram] (in Japanese). Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN 4-87366-333-4.
  3. ↑ 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.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Wojnowski, Todd (March 2013). "World's Shortest Escalator". Japan Travel. Japan Travel K.K. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

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