is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu Corporation. The station is one of two main rail transportation hubs in central Kawasaki (the other being JR East's Kawasaki Station, which is a short walking distance away).
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.
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History The station opened on September 1, 1902 as as a station on the privately owned Keihin Electric Railway. It was renamed on November 1, 1925 to avoid confusion with the nearby JGR Kawasaki Station. The tracks were elevated in May 1966. The station was renamed Keikyū Kawasaki on 1 June 1987.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Keikyū Kawasaki Station was assigned station number KK20.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 132,524 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year daily average 2005 108,019 2010 115,036 2015 122,931
Surrounding area 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.
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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External links
Keikyū Kawasaki Station information