Hama-Kawasaki Station

Hama-Kawasaki Station
浜川崎駅

The Nambu Line entrance in March 2016
Location Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance 5.7 km from Tsurumi
Connections Bus stop
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1246
History
Opened 1 May 1918 (1918-05-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2008) 2,606 daily
Location
Hama-Kawasaki Station
Location within Japan

Hama-Kawasaki Station (浜川崎駅 Hama-Kawasaki-eki) is a railway station in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hama-Kawasaki Station is served by the Tsurumi Line and is also the terminus of the 4.1 km Nambu Branch Line from Shitte. It lies 5.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Tsurumi Line at Tsurumi Station.[1]

Station layout

Hama-Kawasaki Station consists of two separate structures for the Tsurumi Line and Nambu Branch Line, located on either side of a street.[1] The Nambu Branch Line station consists of an island platform with only the terminating track 2 on the west side used by Nambu Branch Line trains. Track 1 is a freight-only line, and the platform edge is fenced off on this side. The Tsurumi Line station also consists of an island platform, serving two tracks.[1]

Platforms

2  Nambu Branch Line for Hatchōnawate and Shitte
3  Tsurumi Line for Ōgimachi
 Tsurumi Line for Asano, Bentembashi, and Tsurumi
4  Tsurumi Line for Asano, Bentembashi, and Tsurumi

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Tsurumi Line
Musashi-Shiraishi Local Shōwa
Nambu Branch Line
Odasakae Local Terminus

History

A train at the Nambu Branch Line platform in August 1980

Hama-Kawasaki Station opened on May 1, 1918, as a dedicated freight depot on the Tokaido Main Line. The privately held Tsurumi Rinkō Railway (鶴見臨港鉄道 Tsurumi Rinkō Tetsudō) also began operations to Hama-Kawasaki from March 10, 1926. However, on March 14, 1929, the Tsurumi Rinkō Railway transferred its freight depot to the adjacent Watarida Station (渡田駅 Watarida-eki). On March 25, 1930, the Nambu Railway began freight operations to Shin-Hamakawasaki Station and Hama-Kawasaki Station. Shin-Hamakawasaki began accepting passenger traffic from April 10, 1930, as did Watarida Station on October 28 of the same year.

The Tsurumi Rinkō Railway was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways on July 1, 1943.[2] at which time Watarida Station and Hama-Kawasaki Station were joined into a single station. The Nambu Line was likewise nationalized on April 1, 1944, and Shin-Hamakawasaki Station was merged into Hama-Kawasaki Station.

The station has been unstaffed since March 1, 1971. Upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station has been operated by JR East and JR Freight.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2008, the station was used by an average of 2,606 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.[3]

Fiscal year Daily average
2004 1,905
2005 1,996
2006 2,139
2007 2,422
2008 2,606

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. p. 53-55. ISBN 978-4-06-270011-5.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese) II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 71. ISBN 4533029809.
  3. 1 2 JR東日本各駅の乗車人員 [JR East station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: City of Kawasaki. 2008. Archived from the original (xls) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

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