Kanagawa-shimmachi Station

Railway station in Yokohama, Japan

KK34
Kanagawa-shimmachi Station

神奈川新町駅

The station building in August 2023

General information
Location| 19-1 Kamezumi-chō, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0041
Japan
Coordinates| 35°28′53″N 139°38′24″E﻿ / ﻿35.4814°N 139.6400°E﻿ / 35.4814; 139.6400
Operated by|  Keikyū
Line(s)| KK Keikyū Main Line
Distance| 20.0 km from Shinagawa
Platforms| 2 island platforms
Connections|

* Bus stop

Other information
Station code| KK34
Website| Official website
History
Opened| August 21, 1915
Previous names| Shinmachi (until 1927)
Passengers
2019| 19,584 daily
Services
| Preceding station  |  | Following station

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Yokohama

KK37

towards Uraga

|  | Main Line

Limited Express (Tokkyū)

|  | Keikyū Kawasaki

KK20

towards Sengakuji

Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa

KK35

towards Kanazawa-hakkei

|  | Main Line

Express

|  | Keikyū Tsurumi

KK29

towards Keikyū Kamata

Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa

KK35

towards Uraga

|  | Main Line

Local

|  | Koyasu

KK33

towards Shinagawa

Location

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station

Location within Kanagawa Prefecture

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Kanagawa-shimmachi Station

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station (Japan)

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The platforms in July 2023

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station (神奈川新町駅, Kanagawa-shinmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in  Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

## Lines

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Kanagawa-shimmachi Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 20.0 kilometers (12.4 mi) from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

## Station layout

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The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath.

### Platforms

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1-2 | KK Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga, and Misakiguchi

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3-4 | KK Keikyū Main Line  | for Keikyū Kamata, Haneda Airport (Terminal 3 and Terminal 1·2), Shinagawa, and Sengakuji
A Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi and Oshiage
KS Keisei Oshiage Line for Aoto

## History

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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.

On September 5, 2019 at approximately 11:40, a Keikyu express train in the direction of Yokohama crashed into a truck on the railway crossing just beyond the platform of the Kanagawa-shimmachi station. The express train derailed, leaving 1 person (the truck driver) dead and 30 people injured.[1]

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kanagawa-shimmachi was assigned station number KK34.[2]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,584 passengers daily.[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year | daily average |

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2005 | 16,760 | [4]
2010 | 16,736 | [5]
2015 | 18,310 | [6]

## Surrounding area

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* Shinmachi Keikyu training center
* Kanagawa Shirahata Post Office

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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* Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)

1. ^ "Yokohama Train Truck collision". Japan Times. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
2. ^ "京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します" [Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
3. ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
5. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
6. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

## External links

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Media related to Kanagawa-shimmachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Keikyu Main Line

* (to/from Oshiage, Asakusa<<) Sengakuji
* Shinagawa
* Kitashinagawa
* Shimbamba
* Aomono-yokochō
* Samezu
* Tachiaigawa
* Ōmorikaigan
* Heiwajima
* Ōmorimachi
* Umeyashiki
* Keikyū Kamata (>>to/from Haneda Airport)
* Zōshiki
* Rokugōdote
* Keikyū Kawasaki (>>to/from Kawasaki Daishi)
* Hatchōnawate
* Tsurumi-Ichiba
* Keikyū Tsurumi
* Kagetsu-sōjiji
* Namamugi
* Keikyū Shinkoyasu
* Koyasu
* Kanagawa-shimmachi
* Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa
* Kanagawa
* Yokohama
* Tobe
* Hinodechō
* Koganechō
* Minamiōta
* Idogaya
* Gumyōji
* Kamiōoka
* Byōbugaura
* Sugita
* Keikyū Tomioka
* Nōkendai
* Kanazawa-bunko
* Kanazawa-hakkei (>>to/from Zushi·Hayama)
* Oppama
* Keikyū Taura
* Anjinzuka
* Hemi
* Shioiri
* Yokosuka-chūō
* Kenritsudaigaku
* Horinouchi (>>to/from Misakiguchi)
* Keikyū Ōtsu
* Maborikaigan
* Uraga

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