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Kawasaki Station

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川崎駅
(Kawasaki Station)
East entrance of Kawasaki station with bus terminal.
Location
Prefecture Kanagawa
(See other stations in this prefecture)
City Kawasaki
History
Year opened 1872
Other Information
Line(s) connected
JR East
Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Tōkaidō Main Line<
Nambu Line
There is a large bus terminal at this station.

Kawasaki Station (川崎駅 Kawasaki-eki?) is a railway station of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The station is one of two major rail transportation hubs for the city of Kawasaki, as it forms the downtown area. Keikyu Kawasaki Station of Keikyu Railways is located a few minutes walk to the northeast.

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History

The station opened on July 10, 1872 (Gregorian calendar) 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. The Nambu Railway, which later became the Nambu Line, started its operation on March 9, 1927.

Lines

Kawasaki Station is served by the following lines:

Platforms

1 Tōkaidō Main Line Yokohama・Odawara・Atami
2 Tōkaidō Main Line Shinagawa・Tokyo
3 Keihin-Tōhoku Line Tsurumi・Yokohama・Isogo・Ōfuna
4 Keihin-Tōhoku Line Kamata・Shinagawa・Tokyo・Ueno・Akabane・Ōmiya
5・6 Nambu Line Musashi-Kosugi・Fuchū-honmachi・Tachikawa

Around the station

Connected to the east of the station is the "Kawasaki BE" shopping complex. There are also various other commercial establishments around the station, including More-s Department Store, Yodobashi Camera, and Tokyu Hands to name a few. Keikyu Kawasaki Station, operated by the Keihin Electric Express Railway is located to the Northeast.

Adjacent stations

Nambu Line platform sign
Nambu Line platform sign
« Service »
Tōkaidō Main Line
Shinagawa
Local
Yokohama
Shinagawa
Rapid Acty
Yokohama
pass
Commuter Rapid
pass
Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Kamata
Local
Tsurumi
Kamata
Rapid
Tsurumi
Nambu Line
Terminus
Local
Shitte

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