Higashimonzen Station

Higashimonzen Station (東門前駅, Higashimonzen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyū.

KK24
Higashimonzen Station

東門前駅
Station building in August 2023
General information
Location3-23 Nakaze, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0818
Japan
Coordinates35.5367°N 139.7340°E / 35.5367; 139.7340
Operated by Keikyū
Line(s)KK Daishi Line
Distance3.2 km from Keikyū Kawasaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeKK24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 15, 1925 (1925-08-15)
Passengers
FY201913,062
Services
Preceding station Following station
Kawasaki-Daishi
KK23
towards Keikyū Kawasaki
 Daishi Line Daishibashi
KK25
towards Kojimashinden
Location
Higashimonzen Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Higashimonzen Station
Higashimonzen Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Higashimonzen Station is located in Japan
Higashimonzen Station
Higashimonzen Station
Higashimonzen Station (Japan)

Lines

Higashimonzen Station is served by the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 3.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Keikyū Kawasaki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.

Platforms
1 KK Keikyū Daishi Line for Kojimashinden
2 KK Keikyū Daishi Line for Keikyū Kawasaki

History

Higashimonzen Station opened on August 15, 1925 as a station on the Kaigan Electric Transport. The station was closed on December 1, 1937, but reopened as a station on June 1, 1944 under the Tokyu Corporation. Keihin Electric Express Railway took over the station from June 1, 1948 after it was spun off from Tokyu.[1]

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Higashimonzen Station was assigned station number KK24.[2]

Future plans

It is planned to move the station underground to reduce the number of level crossings on the line, with construction completing around 2023.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,062 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yeardaily average
20056,548[5]
201011,208[6]
201512,506[7]

Surrounding area
  • Japan National Route 409
  • Kawasaki Ward Office Daishi Branch
  • Kawasaki City Higashimonzen Elementary School
  • Kawasaki City Daishi Elementary School

See also

References
  • Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
  1. 矢嶋秀一. (2015). 京急電鉄各駅停車 : "空と海"を結ぶ沿線の歴史と魅力がまるわかり!. Yōsensha. ISBN 978-4-8003-0684-5. OCLC 913194285.
  2. "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.
  3. "京浜急行大師線連続立体交差事業　都市計画事業認可の変更について" (PDF).
  4. "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

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