Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station

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Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station (京急東神奈川駅, Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū. The station is approximately 50 m from Higashi-Kanagawa Station on the Keihin-Tohoku Line and Yokohama Line.

KK35
Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station

京急東神奈川駅
Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station ground-level entrance in March 2023
General information
Location1-11-5 Higashi-Kanagawa, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0044
Japan
Coordinates35°28′39″N 139°38′05″E / 35.4776°N 139.6346°E / 35.4776; 139.6346
Operated by Keikyu Corporation
Line(s)KK Keikyu Main Line
Distance21.7 km from Sengakuji
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Other information
Station codeKK35
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 December 1905
Previous namesNakakido Station (until 2020)
Passengers
FY201923,821 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station
Yokohama
KK37
Main Line
Express
Kanagawa-shimmachi
KK34
Kanagawa
KK36
towards Uraga
Main Line
Local
Kanagawa-shimmachi
KK34
towards Shinagawa
Location
Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station
Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station is located in Japan
Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station
Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station
Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station (Japan)

Lines

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Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 21.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The tracks are on an embankment, with the station building underneath.

Platforms

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1  Keikyu Main Line for Yokohama, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga, and Misakiguchi
2  Keikyu Main Line for Keikyu Kamata, Haneda Airport, and Shinagawa

History

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The station opened on December 24, 1905, originally named Nakakido Station (中木戸駅) (with differing kanji characters).[1] The station was rebuilt as an elevated station in August 1910, but was destroyed in an air raid on May 29, 1945, and again by a fire in July 1957.[citation needed] The platforms were lengthened in 1971, and a pedestrian walkway was added in 2004.[citation needed]

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station was assigned station number KK35.[2]

The station was renamed Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa (京急東神奈川駅, Keikyū Higashikanagawa-eki) on 14 March 2020.[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 23,821 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 12,838 [5]
2010 16,910 [6]
2015 21,904 [7]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  • Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ "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]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ "2020年3月に4駅の駅名を変更します" (in Japanese). 京浜急行電鉄. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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