Kanagawa-shimmachi Station

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station (神奈川新町駅, Kanagawa-shinmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

KK34 Kanagawa-shimmachi Station 神奈川新町駅
The station building in August 2023
General information
Location	19-1 Kamezumi-chō, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0041 Japan
Coordinates	35.4814°N 139.6400°E / 35.4814; 139.6400
Operated by	Keikyū
Line(s)	KK Keikyū Main Line
Distance	20.0 km from Shinagawa
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	KK34
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 21, 1915
Previous names	Shinmachi (until 1927)
Passengers
2019	19,584 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station Yokohama KK37 towards Uraga Main Line Limited Express (Tokkyū) Keikyū Kawasaki KK20 towards Sengakuji Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa KK35 towards Kanazawa-hakkei Main Line Express Keikyū Tsurumi KK29 towards Keikyū Kamata Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa KK35 towards Uraga Main Line Local Koyasu KK33 towards Shinagawa
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The platforms in July 2023

Lines

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 20.0 kilometers (12.4 mi) 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

1-2	KK Keikyū Main Line	for Yokohama, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga, and Misakiguchi
3-4	KK Keikyū Main Line	for Keikyū Kamata, Haneda Airport (Terminal 3 and Terminal 1·2), Shinagawa, and Sengakuji A Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi and Oshiage KS Keisei Oshiage Line for Aoto

History

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station opened on August 21, 1915 as Shinmachi Station (新町駅, Shinmachi-eki). 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]

Surrounding area

• Shinmachi Keikyu training center
• Kanagawa Shirahata Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)

1. "Yokohama Train Truck collision". Japan Times. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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. "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
5. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
6. 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 (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Kanagawa-shimmachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)