Higashi-Kanagawa Station

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Higashi-Kanagawa Station
東神奈川駅
Higashikanagawa Station 001.JPG
Higashi-Kanagawa Station, October 2009
Location Higashi-Kanagawa 1-chōme, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
（横浜市神奈川区東神奈川１丁目）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Yokohama Line
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History
Opened 1908
Traffic
Passengers (FY2012) 32,553 daily

Higashi-Kanagawa Station (東神奈川駅 Higashi-Kanagawa-eki?) is a railway station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yokohama Line in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Kanagawa Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yokohama Line. It is 57.2 km from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya Station, and forms the terminal station for the Yokohama Line.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an overpass. Although the Tokaido Main Line and Yokosuka Line tracks run parallel to the station, neither line stops at Higashi-Kanagawa. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Keihin-Tohoku Line for Yokohama, Isogo, and Ōfuna
2 ■ Keihin-Tohoku Line for Yokohama, Isogo, and Ōfuna
■ Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama, Machida, and Hachiōji
3 ■ Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama, Machida, and Hachiōji
4 ■ Keihin-Tohoku Line for Kawasaki , Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya
■ Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama, Machida, and Hachiōji

From 15 September 2013, new LED lighting is scheduled to be installed on the platforms. This lighting will be able to be switched between light blue and light green to indicate whether individual departing trains are Keihin-Tohoku Line or Yokohama Line services.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keihin-Tohoku Line
Shin-Koyasu   Rapid   Yokohama
Shin-Koyasu   Local   Yokohama
Yokohama Line
Yokohama   Rapid   Kikuna
Yokohama   Local   Ōguchi

History

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A Yokohama Line 103 series at Higashi-Kanagawa Station marking the first anniversary of JR East, April 1988

Higashi-Kanagawa Station opened on September 23, 1908,[2] as a joint use station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Tōkaidō Main Line (the predecessor to JNR) and the privately owned Yokohama Railway Line (which connected Yokohama Station with Hachioji Station. A spur line for freight operations to Umikanagawa Station (closed in 1959) was established on December 10, 1911. The Keihin Electric Train (the forerunner to the Keihin-Tōhoku Line) began operations from Higashi-Kanagawa from December 20, 1914. The Yokohama Railway Line was nationalized on October 1, 1917. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 32,553 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 23,980[4]
2005 28,751[5]
2010 30,965[6]
2011 31,615[7]
2012 32,553[3]

Surrounding area

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
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