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Shin-Kawasaki Station

Coordinates: 35°33′04″N 139°40′19″E / 35.551°N 139.672°E / 35.551; 139.672
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JO14 JS14
Shin-Kawasaki Station

新川崎駅
Station entrance in July 2021
General information
Location1-2 Kashimada, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 212-0058
Japan
Coordinates35°33′04″N 139°40′19″E / 35.551°N 139.672°E / 35.551; 139.672
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Distance19.5 km from Tokyo.
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJO14
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1980
Passengers
FY201930,255 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yokohama
YHMJO13
towards Kurihama
Yokosuka Line Musashi-Kosugi
MKGJO15
towards Tokyo
Yokohama
YHMJS13
towards Zushi
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Rapid
Local
Musashi-Kosugi
MKGJS15
towards Utsunomiya
Location
Shin-Kawasaki Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Shin-Kawasaki Station
Shin-Kawasaki Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Shin-Kawasaki Station is located in Japan
Shin-Kawasaki Station
Shin-Kawasaki Station
Shin-Kawasaki Station (Japan)

Shin-Kawasaki Station (新川崎駅, Shin-Kawasaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Shin-Kawasaki Station is served by the Yokosuka Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and is located 12.7 km from Shinagawa Station and 19.5 km from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are capable of handling 15-car trains. The station is located adjacent to JR Freight's Shin-Tsurumi locomotive depot.[1] The station is located on the former Hinkaku freight spur line of the Tōkaidō Main Line, but is not on the Tōkaidō Main Line itself, nor do trains from the Tōkaidō Main Line pass through the station. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1 JO Yokosuka Line for Yokohama, Ōfuna, Kamakura, Zushi, Yokosuka, and Kurihama
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Zushi
2 JO Yokosuka Line for Shinagawa, Tokyo, Funabashi, Chiba, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Ōsaki, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ōmiya, Oyama, and Utsunomiya

History

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Shin-Kawasaki Station opened on 1 October 1980 as a commuter station for people living in the surrounding large residential areas working in Tokyo or Yokohama.[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 30,255 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 25,544[4]
2010 25,159[5]
2015 27,085[6]

Surrounding area

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  • Keio University Shinkawasaki Town Campus
  • Yumemigasaki Zoological Park
  • Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Technical Center
  • Kashimada Station on the Nambu Line lies approximately 400 meters to the east.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hashimoto, Makoto (1997). 新鶴見機関区&新鶴見信号場 (Shin-Tsurumi Locomotive Depot & Shin-Tsurumi Yard). Japan: Shin. ISBN 4-916183-17-7.
  2. ^ Shin-Kawasaki station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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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