Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Hama Kawasaki Station

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Operated by
  
JR East

Connections
  
Bus stop

Address
  
Japan

Distance
  
5.7 km from Tsurumi

Status
  
Unstaffed

Opened
  
1 May 1918

Hama-Kawasaki Station

Location
  
Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken Japan

Line(s)
  
■ Tsurumi Line ■ Nambu Branch Line

Similar
  
Kawasaki‑Shimmachi Station, Odasakae Station, Shitte Station, Ōgimachi Station, Hatchōnawate Station

205 jr tsurumi line hama kawasaki station 2015 6


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).

Contents

Jr jr tsurumi line from hama kawasaki station to tsurumi station 2015 6


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.

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. 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.

History

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. 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). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

References

Hama-Kawasaki Station Wikipedia