Operated by JR East Distance 2.2 km from Shitte Address Japan Platforms in use 2 | Line(s) ■ Nambu Branch Line Passengers (FY2014) 1,358 daily Opened 25 March 1930 Tracks 4 | |
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Location Watarida-Sannochō, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0845
Japan Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=528 Similar Hama‑Kawasaki Station, Hatchōnawate Station, Odasakae Station, Shitte Station, Minatochō Station | ||
Kawasaki-Shimmachi Station (川崎新町駅, Kawasaki-Shinmachi-eki) is a railway station on the Nambu Branch Line in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Kawasaki-Shimmachi Station is served by the 4.1 km Nambu Branch Line from Shitte to Hama-Kawasaki, and lies 2.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shitte.
Station layout
The station building and entrance is located on the south side of the tracks, with direct access to the up (Shitte-bound) platform 1. The down (Hama-Kawasaki-bound) platform 2 is accessed via an underpass. The station is staffed with simple Suica touch points at the entrance rather than ticket barriers.
Platforms
Platform 1 is a side platform used by Nambu Branch Line up services to Shitte and also by freight services on the Tokaido Freight Branch Line accessing the Tokaido Line at Tsurumi. The adjacent track (behind platform 2) is the up (Tokyo-bound) track of the Tokaido Freight Branch Line. An additional loop line lies on the north side of the station.
History
Kawasaki-Shimmachi Station opened on March 25, 1930, initially as a freight-only station on the Nambu Railway's Nambu Branch Line. Passenger services began on April 10, 1930. The Nambu Railway was nationalized on April 1, 1944, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) system, at which time freight services at the station were discontinued. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1949.
With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 1,358 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.