Higashi-Kanagawa Station
Higashi-Kanagawa Station (東神奈川駅, Higashi-Kanagawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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 The east side of Higashi-Kanagawa Station in July 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Higashi-Kanagawa, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0044 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°28′41″N 139°38′00″E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 57.2 km from Ōmiya | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JK13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 September 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 37,577 daily | ||||||||||||||||||
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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, and forms the southern terminal station for the 42.6 kilometer Yokohama Line.
Station layout
The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. Although the Tōkaidō 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 | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Yokohama, Isogo, and Ōfuna |
| 2 | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Yokohama, Isogo, and Ōfuna |
| JH Yokohama Line | for Shin-Yokohama, Machida, and Hachiōji | |
| 3 | JH Yokohama Line | for Shin-Yokohama, Machida, and Hachiōji |
| 4 | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Kawasaki , Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya |
| JH Yokohama Line | for Shin-Yokohama, Machida, and Hachiōji |
From 15 September 2013, new LED lighting was installed on the platforms. This lighting switches between light blue and light green to indicate whether individual departing trains are Keihin-Tohoku Line or Yokohama Line services.[1]
The west side of the station in July 2015
The ticket barriers in July 2015
The northbound platforms 3 and 4 in July 2015
The down platforms in April 2016 showing the LED lighting
History
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 Hachiōji 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 37,577 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 23,980[4] |
| 2005 | 28,751[5] |
| 2010 | 30,965[6] |
| 2015 | 35,304[7] |
Surrounding area
- Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station (connected by a pedestrian deck)
- Kanagawa Ward Office
See also
References
- Akasaka, Masami (26 July 2013). 色で路線を知らせるＬＥＤ照明、ＪＲ東神奈川駅に納入 [LED lighting that indicates line colour to be installed at JR Higashi-Kanagawa Station]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 19. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- 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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
Media related to Higashi-Kanagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Higashi-Kanagawa Station (JR East Station Information) (in Japanese)