Kanagawa Station | |
| Native Name: | 神奈川駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 1-1 Aoki-chō, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0057 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.471°N 139.6271°W |
| Operator: | Keikyū |
| Line: | Keikyū Main Line |
| Distance: | 21.5 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Connections: | Bus stop |
| Code: | KK36 |
| Former: | Aokibashi; Keihin Kanagawa (until 1956) |
| Passengers: | 4,751 daily |
| Pass Year: | 2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Kanagawa Station |
is a passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Kanagawa Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 21.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Kanagawa Station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The tracks are on embankments, with the station building underneath.
The station opened on December 24, 1905, as a station on the Keihin Electric Railway. It closed on June 22, 1929, but reopened as on March 29, 1930. Six days later, it was renamed . The station was renamed Kanagawa Station on April 20, 1956. The platforms were lengthened in 1971, and a new station building was completed in February 1992.[1]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kanagawa Station was assigned station number KK36.[2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,751 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,454 | [4] |
| 2010 | 5,363 | [5] |
| 2015 | 4,741 | [6] |