Kanagawa Station (Kanagawa)
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Japan
Keikyū
Keikyū Main LineKK36 Kanagawa Station 神奈川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kanagawa Station in January 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1-1 Aoki-chō, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0057 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°28′15.66″N 139°37′37.52″E / 35.4710167°N 139.6270889°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Keikyū | ||||||||||
| Line | Keikyū Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 21.5 km from Shinagawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KK36 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 December 1905 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Aokibashi; Keihin Kanagawa (until 1956) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 4,751 daily | ||||||||||
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Kanagawa Station (神奈川駅, Kanagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Kanagawa Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 21.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
Kanagawa Station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The tracks are on embankments, with the station building underneath.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga and Misakiguchi |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Keikyū Kamata, Haneda Airport, and Shinagawa |
History
The station opened on December 24, 1905, as a station on the Keihin Electric Railway. It closed on June 22, 1929, but reopened as Aokibashi Station (青木橋駅) on March 29, 1930. Six days later, it was renamed Keihin Kanagawa Station (京浜神奈川駅). The station was renamed Kanagawa Station on April 20, 1956. The platforms were lengthened in 1971, and a new station building was completed in February 1992.[1]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kanagawa Station was assigned station number KK36.[2]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
- Aoki Bridge
- Hongakuji Temple
- Kogaya Park (Gongenyama Castle Ruins)
- Yokohama City Kogaya Elementary School
