Kawasaki Station


Kawasaki Station is a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Lines

Kawasaki Station is served by the following JR East lines.

Station layout

The station has three island platforms serving six tracks.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on July 10, 1872 as the first intermediate station of the first railway in Japan when it was providing a trial service on the section between Shinagawa Station and Sakuragichō Station in Yokohama before the official inauguration in October 1872.
The Nambu Railway, which later became the Nambu Line, opened on March 9, 1927.
Kawasaki City Tram operated a line from its Shiden Kawasaki terminal in front of this station to the now-closed Shiohama Station from 1944 to 1969.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the JR East station was used by an average of 204,153 passengers daily, making it the tenth-busiest station operated by JR East. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
2000156,291
2005163,495
2010185,300
2011185,651
2012188,193
2013197,010
2014204,153

Surrounding area

Connected to the west side of the station is the Lazona Kawasaki Plaza shopping mall. Connected to the east of the station is the "Atre Kawasaki" shopping complex. There are also various other commercial establishments around the station, including More-s Department Store, Yodobashi Camera, and Tokyu Hands. Keikyu Kawasaki Station, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu is located to the northeast.
The basement area of the adjoining More's department store is home to what is dubbed "the world's shortest escalator", with a height difference of just.