Higashi-Kanagawa Station
Higashi-Kanagawa Station (東神奈川駅, Higashi-Kanagawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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 The east side of Higashi-Kanagawa Station in March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Higashi-Kanagawa, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0044 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°28′41″N 139°38′00″E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 57.2 km from Ōmiya | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JK13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 September 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 37,577 daily | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Higashi-Kanagawa Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yokohama Line. It is 57.2 kilometers (35.5 mi) from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya, and forms the southern terminal station for the 42.6-kilometer (26.5 mi) Yokohama Line.
Station layout
The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. Although the Tōkaidō Main Line and Yokosuka Line tracks run parallel to the station, neither line stops at Higashi-Kanagawa. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Yokohama, Isogo, and Ōfuna |
| 2 | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Yokohama, Isogo, and Ōfuna |
| JH Yokohama Line | for Shin-Yokohama, Machida, and Hachiōji | |
| 3 | JH Yokohama Line | for Shin-Yokohama, Machida, and Hachiōji |
| 4 | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Kawasaki , Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya |
| JH Yokohama Line | for Shin-Yokohama, Machida, and Hachiōji |
From 15 September 2013, new LED lighting was installed on the platforms. This lighting switches between light blue and light green to indicate whether individual departing trains are Keihin-Tohoku Line or Yokohama Line services.[1]
The west side of the station in March 2023
The ticket barriers in March 2023
The northbound platforms 3 and 4 in March 2023
The down platforms in April 2016 showing the LED lighting
History
Higashi-Kanagawa Station opened on 23 September 1908,[2] as a joint use station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Tōkaidō Main Line (the predecessor to JNR) and the privately owned Yokohama Railway Line (which connected Yokohama Station with Hachiōji Station. A spur line for freight operations to Umikanagawa Station (closed in 1959) was established on December 10, 1911. The Keihin Electric Train (the forerunner to the Keihin-Tōhoku Line) began operations from Higashi-Kanagawa from December 20, 1914. The Yokohama Railway Line was nationalized on 1 October 1917. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.
Station numbering was introduced on 20 August 2016 with Higashi-Kanagawa being assigned station number JK13 for the Keihin-Tohoku Line and JH13 for the Yokohoma Line.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 37,577 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 23,980[6] |
| 2005 | 28,751[7] |
| 2010 | 30,965[8] |
| 2015 | 35,304[9] |
Surrounding area
- Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station (connected by a pedestrian deck)
- Kanagawa Ward Office
See also
References
- Akasaka, Masami (26 July 2013). 色で路線を知らせるＬＥＤ照明、ＪＲ東神奈川駅に納入 [LED lighting that indicates line colour to be installed at JR Higashi-Kanagawa Station]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 19. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- 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.
- 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- 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.
External links
Media related to Higashi-Kanagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Higashi-Kanagawa Station (JR East Station Information) (in Japanese)