Kitashinagawa Station
Kitashinagawa Station (北品川駅, Kitashinagawa-eki) is a railway station on the Keikyū Main Line in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Keikyu. It is numbered KK02.
KK02 Kitashinagawa Station 北品川駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Station building in March 2022 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Shinagawa, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
Operated by | Keikyu | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Keikyū Main Line | ||||||||||
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Station code | KK02 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1904 | ||||||||||
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Kitashinagawa Station, meaning "North Shinagawa", is in fact located south of the Shinagawa Station. This is due to the fact that Kitashinagawa refers to its position in Shinagawa-ku, while the confusingly named Shinagawa Station is in neighboring Minato-ku.
Lines
Kitashinagawa Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line, and is located 1.9 km from the starting point of the line at Sengakuji.[1]

Layout
This station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.
1 | KK Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama and Uraga KK Keikyū Zushi Line for Zushi·Hayama KK Keikyū Kurihama Line for Misakiguchi |
2 | KK Keikyū Main Line | for Shinagawa and Sengakuji A Toei Asakusa Line for Shimbashi and Asakusa KS Keisei Main Line for Narita Airport |
History
The station opened on 8 May 1904.[1]
Keikyu introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kitashinagawa was assigned station number KK02.[2]
The station is undergoing a reconstruction and will feature elevated platforms as part of Keikyu's Continuous Grade Separation project. [3]
References
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- "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.
- https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/691990?display=b