Kamata Station ( ja, 蒲田駅,) is a railway station in

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, Japan, operated by the

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(JR East),and the private railway operator

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Lines

Kamata Station is served by the following lines: * Keihin-Tohoku Line (JR East) *

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Tokyu Ikegami Line The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Ōta. New three-car 7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 2007, ...

Keikyu Kamata Station on the

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is located about 700 m to the east of Kamata Station.

Station layout

JR East

The JR East station is a surface station with platforms in a north-south direction.

Platforms

Tokyu

The Tokyu station is located to the southwest corner of the JR station.

Platforms

History

The JR East station opened on 11 April 1904. The Tokyu station opened on 6 October 1922 on the Ikegami Line, and services on Tamagawa Line began on 1 November 1923.

Future plans

Plans exist to build a Kama-Kama Line that would extend the

from Kamata eastward by approximately 800 m to Keikyu Kamata Station on the

and

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. This would provide an interchange between the lines, improving accessibility to Tokyo's

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ahead of the

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. , Ōta Ward has agreed with the

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to pay 70% of the project cost of while having the city government responsible for the remaining 30%.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 139,728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the nineteenth-busiest station operated by JR East. Over the same fiscal year the Tōkyū Ikegami and Tamagawa Line stations were used by an average of 69,464 and 88,102 passengers daily respectively (entering and exiting passengers). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. * Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

Surrounding area

* Keikyu Kamata Station (

) *

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References

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Kamata Station
(JR East)
Kamata Station
(Tokyu) {{ja-linecat, East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1904 Tokyu Tamagawa Line Tokyu Ikegami Line Tōkaidō Main Line Stations of Tokyu Corporation Railway stations in Tokyo Keihin-Tōhoku Line Ōta, Tokyo

Lines

Station layout

JR East

Platforms

Tokyu

Platforms

History

Future plans

Passenger statistics

Surrounding area

See also

References

External links