Ōmorikaigan Station Explained


Ōmorikaigan Station
Native Name:大森海岸駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Minami Ōi 3-32-1, Shinagawa, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Operator:Keikyu
Line:Keikyū Main Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:KK07
Opened:1901
Former:Yawata (until 1904); Kaigan (until 1933)
Passengers:11,390 daily
Pass Year:2021

is a Keikyu station on the Keikyū Main Line between and . The station is on the borders of Shinagawa and Ōta wards. Its station number is KK07.

Station layout

The station is composed of two side platforms on an overhead railway. Elevators to connect platforms and concourse is set in March 2009. The station name contains "Ōmori", which usually indicates a part of the Ōta ward, but the actual location of much of the station is Shinagawa ward.

Platforms

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2021, an average of 11,390 passengers entered and exited the station daily.[1]

Nearby the station

Transport links

Ōmorikaigan Station bus stop is served by Keikyu Bus. Destinations from the bus stop include:

Omori Station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line is located about 10 minutes away on foot.[2]

History

On 1 February 1901, the station was opened as when the Keihin Electric Railway extension line from Kawasaki to Ōmori Teishajōmae (by Ōmori Station) commenced the service. On 8 May 1904, the main line was extended from this station, concurrently renamed as, to Shinagawa, making the station a junction of the main line and a branchline to Ōmori Teishajōmae. The branchline was active until 8 March 1937.[3]

The current station name Ōmorikaigan is from 1 July 1933. On 1 December 1970, the work to move the station to the elevated line was completed.

Keikyu introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Ōmorikaigan was assigned station number KK07.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keikyu Hand Book 2022 - 2023. 28. 26 November 2023. Keikyu Corporation. PDF. Japanese.
  2. Web site: 【大森】あなたはどっちが好き?上品なのに超気さく。2つの顔を持つ大森 . Haruka Tanaka . Japanese . Mitsui Fudosan Realty . 26 November 2023.
  3. Book: Miyata, Kensei . 2015 . 京急電鉄 明治・大正・昭和の歴史と沿線 . Tokyo . JTB Publishing . 249 . 978-4-533-10675-0.
  4. Web site: 25 June 2010 . 京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します . Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221145632/https://www.keikyu.co.jp/company/news/2010/detail/001333.html . 21 February 2014 . 27 February 2023 . KEIKYU WEB.