Kanagawa-shimmachi Station


Kanagawa-shimmachi Station
神奈川新町駅
Kanagawa-shimmachi Station
Location Kamezumi-chō, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
（神奈川県横浜市神奈川区亀住町）
Japan
Operated by Keikyu
Line(s) Keikyū Main Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code KK34
History
Opened 1915
Previous names Shinmachi (until 1927)
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 16,860 daily

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station (神奈川新町駅, Kanagawa-shinmachi-eki) is a railway station on the Keikyū Main Line located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 20.0 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.

History

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station opened on August 21, 1915 as Shinmachi Station (新町駅, Shinmachi-eki). It assumed its present name in April, 1927. In March 1978, the platforms were lengthened to handle 12-car long trains.

Lines

Station layout

1, 2 ■ Keikyū Main Line for Yokohama, Shinzushi, Uraga, Misakiguchi
3, 4 ■ Keikyū Main Line for Keikyū Kamata, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station is an elevated station with two island platforms serving four tracks.

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Keikyu Main Line (KK34)
Morning Wing: Does not stop at this station
Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express (Kaitoku): Does not stop at this station
Keikyū Kawasaki (KK20)   Limited Express (Tokkyū)   Yokohama (KK37)
Keikyū Tsurumi (KK29)   Airport Express   Nakakido (KK35)
Koyasu (KK33)   Local   Nakakido (KK35)

References

  • Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Tokyo Shimbun Shuppankyoku (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (in Japanese)

    Coordinates: 35°28′53″N 139°38′24″E / 35.4814°N 139.6400°E / 35.4814; 139.6400

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