Keikyū Kawasaki Station


Keikyū Kawasaki Station is a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu Corporation. The station is one of two main rail transportation hubs in central Kawasaki.

Lines

Keikyū Kawasaki Station is served by the Keikyu Main Line, and lies from the official starting point of the line at in Tokyo. The station is also a terminus for the 4.5 km Keikyu Daishi Line to.

Station layout

Keikyū Kawasaki Station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks for the Keikyū Main Line, connected to the three ground-level bay platforms serving the Keikyu Daishi Line and station building by an underpass.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on September 1, 1902 as Kawasaki Station as a station on the privately owned Keihin Electric Railway. It was renamed Keihin Kawasaki Station on November 1, 1925 to avoid confusion with the nearby JGR Kawasaki Station. The tracks were elevated in May 1966. The station was renamed Keikyu Kawasaki on June 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 113,635 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

To the west of the station is the Yodobashi Camera store. The station is also surrounded by many shopping complexes, restaurants, and a Toho movie theater. JR Kawasaki Station is located to the southwest of the station.