Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station
Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station (京急東神奈川駅, Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū. The station is approximately 50 m from Higashi-Kanagawa Station on the Keihin-Tohoku Line and Yokohama Line.
KK35 Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station 京急東神奈川駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station ground-level entrance in March 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-11-5 Higashi-Kanagawa, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0044 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.4776°N 139.6346°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyu Corporation | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Keikyu Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 21.7 km from Sengakuji | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KK35 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 December 1905 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Nakakido Station (until 2020) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 23,821 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 21.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The tracks are on an embankment, with the station building underneath.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Keikyu Main Line | for Yokohama, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga, and Misakiguchi |
| 2 | ■ Keikyu Main Line | for Keikyu Kamata, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, and Oshiage |
The elevated entrance and pedestrian walkway connecting with JR Higashi-Kanagawa station in January 2015
The platforms in July 2023
History
The station opened on December 24, 1905, originally named Nakakido Station (中木戸駅) (with differing kanji characters).[1] The station was rebuilt as an elevated station in August 1910, but was destroyed in an air raid on May 29, 1945, and again by a fire in July 1957. The platforms were lengthened in 1971, and a pedestrian walkway was added in 2004.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station was assigned station number KK35.[2]
The station was renamed Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa (京急東神奈川駅, Keikyū Higashikanagawa-eki) on 14 March 2020.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 23,821 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 12,838 | [5] |
| 2010 | 16,910 | [6] |
| 2015 | 21,904 | [7] |
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 15
- Higashi-Kanagawa Station(approximately 50 m away, connected by a pedestrian walkway)
See also
References
- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
- Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- "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.
- "2020年3月に4駅の駅名を変更します" (in Japanese). 京浜急行電鉄. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
External links
Media related to Keikyū Higashi-Kanagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)