Kawasaki Station
Railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Kawasaki Station (川崎駅, Kawasaki-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Japan
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| Location | Ekimae-Honchō, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture 210-0007 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°31′53″N 139°41′49″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 July 1872 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 215,234 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Station layout
The station has three elevated island platforms serving six tracks, with an elevated station building built into a shopping center. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 |  Tōkaidō Main Line |
for Yokohama, Odawara, and Atami |
| 2 | Tōkaidō Main Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Shinagawa, Tokyo, Ueno, Ōmiya Utsunomiya Line for Utsunomiya Takasaki Line for Takasaki
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| 3 |  Keihin-Tōhoku Line |
for Tsurumi, Yokohama, Isogo, and Ōfuna |
| 4 | Keihin-Tōhoku Line |
for Kamata, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Ueno, and Ōmiya |
| 5,6 |  Nambu Line |
for Musashi-Kosugi, Noborito, Fuchū-Hommachi, and Tachikawa |
Platforms 1 and 2
Platforms 3 and 4
Platforms 5 and 6
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The song "Ue o Muite Arukou" (上を向いて歩こう, Ue wo Muite Arukou), commonly known worldwide as "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto, born in Kawasaki, is used as the departure melody for Platforms 1 and 2.
History
The station opened on 10 July 1872 (June 5 in original Japanese calendar then in use) as the first intermediate station of the first railway in Japan when it was providing a trial service on the section between Shinagawa Station and Sakuragichō Station in Yokohama before the official inauguration in October 1872.[1]
The Nambu Railway, which later became the Nambu Line, opened on 9 March 1927.[citation needed]
Kawasaki City Tram operated a 6.7 km (4.2 mi) line from its Shiden Kawasaki terminal in front of this station to the now-closed Shiohama Station from 1944 to 1969.[2][page needed][3][page needed]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
Connected to the west side of the station is the Lazona Kawasaki Plaza shopping mall. Connected to the east of the station is the "Atre Kawasaki" shopping complex. There are also various other commercial establishments around the station, including More-s Department Store, Yodobashi Camera, and Hands. Keikyu Kawasaki Station, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu is located to the northeast.
The basement area of the adjoining More's department store is home to what is dubbed "the world's shortest escalator", with a height difference of just 83.4 cm (2 ft 8.8 in).[8]
