Kawasakishimmachi Station

Kawasakishimmachi Station (川崎新町駅, Kawasaki-Shinmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JN52 Kawasakishimmachi Station 川崎新町駅
The station building and entrance in March 2016
General information
Location	Watarida-Sannōchō, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0845 Japan
Coordinates	35°31′05.46″N 139°41′57.45″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JN Nambu Branch Line
Distance	2.2 km from Shitte
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	JN52
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 March 1930
Passengers
FY2019	3,009 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hatchōnawate JN51 towards Shitte Nambu Branch Line Odasakae JN53 towards Hama-Kawasaki
Location Kawasakishimmachi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Kawasakishimmachi Station is served by the 4.1 km Nambu Branch Line from Shitte to Hama-Kawasaki, and lies 2.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shitte.^[1]

Station layout

The station building and entrance is located on the south side of the tracks, with direct access to the up (Shitte-bound) platform 1. The down (Hama-Kawasaki-bound) platform 2 is accessed via an underpass.^[1] The station is staffed with simple Suica touch points at the entrance rather than ticket barriers.^[1] The station is staffed.

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  The Suica touch points at the entrance in January 2016
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  The tunnel leading to platform 2 in January 2016
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  The station toilets in January 2016

Platforms

Platform 1 is a side platform used by Nambu Branch Line up services to Shitte and also by freight services on the Tokaido Freight Branch Line accessing the Tokaido Line at Tsurumi. The adjacent track (behind platform 2) is the up (Tokyo-bound) track of the Tokaido Freight Branch Line.^[1] An additional loop line lies on the north side of the station.^[1]

1	JN Nambu Branch Line	for Shitte
2	JN Nambu Branch Line	for Hama-Kawasaki

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  The view looking north from platform 1, with the up Tokaido Freight Branch Line on the right and platform 2 on the far right
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  The view looking east from platform 1, with platform 2 on the left
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  Platform 1 as view from platform 2 in January 2016
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  The view from the Hama-Kawasaki end of platform 2 in January 2016

History

Kawasakishimmachi Station opened on March 25, 1930, initially as a freight-only station on the Nambu Railway's Nambu Branch Line.^[2] Passenger services began on April 10, 1930.^[2] The Nambu Railway was nationalized on April 1, 1944, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) system, at which time freight services at the station were discontinued.^[2] The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1949.

With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3,009 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	1,003[4]
2005	1,069[5]
2010	1,348[6]
2015	1,461[7]

Surrounding area

• Kanagawa Prefectural Kawasaki High School
• Kawasaki Watarida Junior High School
• Kawasaki Shinmachi Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryozo (18 March 2009). 日本の鉄道　東海道ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１巻　東京駅　－　横浜エリア [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Tokyo - Yokohama area] (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. pp. 19, 53. ISBN 978-4-06-270011-5.
2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 69. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

External links

Media related to Kawasakishimmachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station info (in Japanese)