Keikyū Kawasaki Station

Keikyū Kawasaki Station 京急川崎駅
Station exterior, June 2005
Location	1 Isago, Kawasaki, Kawasaki, Kanagawa （神奈川県川崎市川崎区砂子１丁目） Japan
Operated by	Keikyu
Line(s)	Main Line Daishi Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	KK20
History
Opened	1902
Previous names	Kawasaki; Keihin Kawasaki (until 1987)
Traffic
Passengers ()	58,548 daily

Keikyū Kawasaki Station (京急川崎駅, Keikyū Kawasaki-eki) is a junction station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by Keikyu Corporation. The station is one of two main rail transportation hubs in central Kawasaki (the other being JR East's Kawasaki Station, which is a short walking distance away).

Lines

The station is a terminus for the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 11.8 kilometres (7.3 mi) from the terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

Keikyū Kawasaki Station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks for the Keikyū Main Line, connected to the three ground level bay platforms serving the Keikyū Daishi Line and station building by an underpass.

Platforms

1	■ Keikyū Daishi Line	for Kawasaki-Daishi, Kojimashinden (extra platform)
2	■ Keikyū Daishi Line	termination platform
3	■ Keikyū Daishi Line	for Kawasaki-Daishi, Kojimashinden
4,5	■ Keikyū Main Line	for Yokohama, Kamiōoka, and Uraga (Through service to Kurihama Line at Horinouchi) Miurakaigan (Through service to Zushi Line at Kanazawa-Hakkei) Shin-Zushi
6,7	■ Keikyū Main Line	for Shinagawa, (Through service to Keikyū Airport Line) Haneda Airport (Toei Asakusa Line) Nihombashi, Asakusa (Keisei Railway lines) Narita Airport

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  Keikyū Main Line platforms, 2005

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  Daishi Line platforms, August 2005

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Keikyū Main Line
Keikyū Kamata		Ltd. Express		Yokohama
Keikyū Kamata		Ltd. Express		Kanagawa-Shinmachi
Keikyū Kamata		Airport Express		Keikyū Tsurumi
Rokugōdote		Local		Hatchōnawate
Keikyu Wing: no stop
Morning Wing: no stop
Keikyū Daishi Line
Terminus		Local		Minatochō

History

Keikyū Kawasaki was opened on September 1, 1902 as Kawasaki Station (川崎駅, Kawasaki-eki) as a station on the privately held Keihin Electric Railway. It was renamed Keihin Kawasaki Station (京浜川崎駅, Keihin Kawasaki-eki) on November 1, 1925 to avoid confusion with the nearby JGR Kawasaki Station. The tracks were elevated in 1966, and a new station building was completed. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

To the west of the station is the Yodobashi Camera store. The station is also surrounded by many shopping complexes, restaurants, and a Toho movie theater. JR Kawasaki Station is located to the southwest of the station.

References

• Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū　Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing　(1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (Japanese)

External links

• Keikyū Kawasaki Station information (Japanese)