Kawasaki Station
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Lines
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Station layout
The station has three elevated island platforms serving six tracks, with an elevated station building built into a shopping center. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
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Platforms 1 and 2
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Platforms 3 and 4
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Platforms 5 and 6
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The song "Ue o Muite Arukou" (上を向いて歩こう, Ue wo Muite Arukou), commonly known worldwide as "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto, born in Kawasaki, is used as the departure melody for Platforms 1 and 2.
History
The station opened on 10 July 1872 (June 5 in original Japanese calendar then in use) as the first intermediate station of the first railway in Japan when it was providing a trial service on the section between Shinagawa Station and Sakuragichō Station in Yokohama before the official inauguration in October 1872.[1]
The Nambu Railway, which later became the Nambu Line, opened on 9 March 1927.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Kawasaki City Tram operated a Script error: No such module "convert". line from its Shiden Kawasaki terminal in front of this station to the now-closed Shiohama Station from 1944 to 1969.[2]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[3]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 215,234 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 163,495[5] |
| 2010 | 185,300[6] |
| 2015 | 207,725[7] |
Surrounding area
Connected to the west side of the station is the Lazona Kawasaki Plaza shopping mall. Connected to the east of the station is the "Atre Kawasaki" shopping complex. There are also various other commercial establishments around the station, including More-s Department Store, Yodobashi Camera, and Hands. Keikyu Kawasaki Station, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu is located to the northeast.
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See also
References
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- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Nambu Line
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1872
- Tōkaidō Main Line
- Keihin-Tōhoku Line
- Railway stations in Kawasaki, Kanagawa