Kanagawa-shimmachi Station explained
Kanagawa-shimmachi Station |
| Native Name: | 神奈川新町駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 19-1 Kamezumi-chō, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0041 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.4814°N 139.64°W |
| Operator: | Keikyū |
| Line: | Keikyū Main Line |
| Distance: | 20.0 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
| Code: | KK34 |
| Opened: | August 21, 1915 |
| Former: | Shinmachi (until 1927) |
| Passengers: | 19,584 daily |
| Pass Year: | 2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Kanagawa-shimmachi Station |
is a passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Lines
Kanagawa-shimmachi Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 20km (10miles) from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath.
Platforms
History
Kanagawa-shimmachi Station opened on August 21, 1915 as . It assumed its present name in April, 1927. In March 1978, the platforms were lengthened to handle 12-car long trains.
On September 5, 2019 at approximately 11:40, a Keikyu express train in the direction of Yokohama crashed into a truck on the railway crossing just beyond the platform of the Kanagawa-shimmachi station. The express train derailed, leaving 1 person (the truck driver) dead and 30 people injured.[1]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kanagawa-shimmachi was assigned station number KK34.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,584 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|
| 2005 | 16,760 | [4] |
| 2010 | 16,736 | [5] |
| 2015 | 18,310 | [6] |
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Surrounding area
- Shinmachi Keikyu training center
- Kanagawa Shirahata Post Office
See also
References
- Book: Miura . Kazuo . Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari . 1998 . Inba Publishing . 978-4808306243.
Notes and References
- News: Yokohama Train Truck collision . Japan Times . 5 September 2019 . 5 September 2019 . 6 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190906065039/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/09/05/national/yokohama-train-truck-collision/#.XXEKNCgzZ3g . live .
- 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: Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020. Keikyū. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20201216185522/https://www.keikyu.co.jp/company/pdf/handbook2020-2021_P023-046.pdf. 16 December 2020. 11 August 2020. live.
- 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. 10 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210410124934/http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf. live.
- 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. 12 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200512083141/http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf. live.
- 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. live.
