is a passenger

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located in Kanagawa-ku,

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, operated by the private railway company

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Lines

Kanagawa Station is served by the

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and is located 21.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

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in Tokyo.

Station layout

Kanagawa Station is an elevated station with two opposed

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s serving two tracks. The tracks are on embankments, with the station building underneath.

Platforms

History

The station opened on December 24, 1905, as a station on the Keihin Electric Railway. It closed on June 22, 1929, but reopened as on March 29, 1930. Six days later, it was renamed . The station was renamed Kanagawa Station on April 20, 1956. The platforms were lengthened in 1971, and a new station building was completed in February 1992. Keikyū introduced

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to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kanagawa Station was assigned station number KK36.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,751 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Aoki Bridge *Hongakuji Temple *Kogaya Park (Gongenyama Castle Ruins) *Yokohama City Kogaya Elementary School

References

External links

* {{Keikyū Main Line Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Keikyū Main Line Railway stations in Yokohama Railway stations in Japan opened in 1905