is a passenger

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located in

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Kawasakishimmachi Station is served by the 4.1 km Nambu Branch Line from to , and lies 2.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shitte.

Station layout

The station building and entrance is located on the south side of the tracks, with direct access to the up (Shitte-bound) platform 1. The down (Hama-Kawasaki-bound) platform 2 is accessed via an underpass. The station is staffed with simple

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touch points at the entrance rather than ticket barriers. The station is staffed. File:Kawasaki-Shimmachi Station entrance 20160116.JPG, The Suica touch points at the entrance in January 2016 File:Kawasaki-Shimmachi Station underpass 20160116.JPG, The tunnel leading to platform 2 in January 2016 File:Kawasaki-Shimmachi Station toilets 20160116.JPG, The station toilets in January 2016

Platforms

Platform 1 is a

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used by Nambu Branch Line up services to Shitte and also by freight services on the Tokaido Freight Branch Line accessing the Tokaido Line at . The adjacent track (behind platform 2) is the up (Tokyo-bound) track of the Tokaido Freight Branch Line. An additional loop line lies on the north side of the station. File:Kawasaki-Shimmachi Station view from platform 1 20160116 (2).JPG, The view looking north from platform 1, with the up Tokaido Freight Branch Line on the right and platform 2 on the far right File:Kawasaki-Shimmachi Station view from platform 1 20160116 (1).JPG, The view looking east from platform 1, with platform 2 on the left File:Kawasaki-Shimmachi Station platform 1 20160116.JPG, Platform 1 as view from platform 2 in January 2016 File:Kawasaki-Shimmachi Station platform 2 20160116.JPG, The view from the Hama-Kawasaki end of platform 2 in January 2016

History

Kawasakishimmachi Station opened on March 25, 1930, initially as a freight-only station on the Nambu Railway's Nambu Branch Line. Passenger services began on April 10, 1930. The Nambu Railway was nationalized on April 1, 1944, becoming part of the

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(JGR) system, at which time freight services at the station were discontinued. The JGR became the

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(JNR) from 1949. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3,009 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Kanagawa Prefectural Kawasaki High School * Kawasaki Watarida Junior High School * Kawasaki Shinmachi Elementary School

References

External links

JR East Station info
{{Tōkaidō Freight Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1930 Railway stations in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Stations of East Japan Railway Company Nambu Line