Kanagawa-Shimmachi Station

Kanagawa-Shimmachi Station
神奈川新町駅

Kanagawa-Shinmachi Station
Location Kamezumi-chō, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa
(神奈川県横浜市神奈川区亀住町)
Japan
Operated by Keikyu
Line(s) Keikyū Main Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code LL34
History
Opened 1915
Previous names Shinmachi (until 1927)
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 16,860 daily

Kanagawa-Shimmachi Station (神奈川新町駅 Kanagawa-Shinmachi-eki) is a railway station on the Keikyū Main Line located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 20.0 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.

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.

Lines

Station layout

1, 2  Keikyū Main Line for Yokohama, Shin-Zushi, Uraga, Misakiguchi
3, 4  Keikyū Main Line for Keikyū Kamata, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage

Kanagawa-Shinmachi Station is an elevated station with two island platforms serving four tracks.

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Keikyu Main Line
Koyasu   Local   Nakakido
Keikyū Tsurumi   Airport Express   Nakakido
Keikyū Kawasaki   Ltd. Express (Tokkyū)   Yokohama
Ltd. Express (Kaitoku): Does not stop at this station
Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station
Morning Wing: Does not stop at this station

References

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    Coordinates: 35°28′53″N 139°38′24″E / 35.4814°N 139.6400°E / 35.4814; 139.6400

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