Higashimonzen Station Explained
Higashimonzen Station |
| Native Name: | 東門前駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 3-23 Nakaze, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0818 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | Keikyū |
| Line: | Daishi Line |
| Distance: | 3.2 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Code: | KK24 |
| Passengers: | 13,062 |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Higashimonzen Station |
is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyū.
Lines
Higashimonzen Station is served by the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 3.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Keikyū Kawasaki Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.
Platforms
History
Higashimonzen Station opened on August 15, 1925 as a station on the Kaigan Electric Transport. The station was closed on December 1, 1937, but reopened as a station on June 1, 1944 under the Tokyu Corporation. Keihin Electric Express Railway took over the station from June 1, 1948 after it was spun off from Tokyu.[1]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Higashimonzen Station was assigned station number KK24.[2]
Future plans
It is planned to move the station underground to reduce the number of level crossings on the line, with construction completing around 2023.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,062 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|
| 2005 | 6,548 | [5] |
| 2010 | 11,208 | [6] |
| 2015 | 12,506 | [7] |
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Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 409
- Kawasaki Ward Office Daishi Branch
- Kawasaki City Higashimonzen Elementary School
- Kawasaki City Daishi Elementary School
See also
References
- Book: Miura . Kazuo . Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari . 1998 . Inba Publishing . 978-4808306243.
Notes and References
- Book: 矢嶋秀一.. 京急電鉄各駅停車 : "空と海"を結ぶ沿線の歴史と魅力がまるわかり!. 2015. Yōsensha. 978-4-8003-0684-5. 913194285.
- 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.
- Web site: 京浜急行大師線連続立体交差事業 都市計画事業認可の変更について.
- Web site: Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020. Keikyū . Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度）. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度）. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021. 1 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801131207/http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. dead.
