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Kanagawa-Shinmachi Station

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station
神奈川新町駅
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Kanagawa-shimmachi Station
Location Kamezumi-chō, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa
(神奈川県横浜市神奈川区亀住町)
Japan
Operated by Keikyu
Line(s) Keikyū Main Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code LL34
History
Opened 1915
Previous names Shinmachi (until 1927)
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 16,860 daily

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station (神奈川新町駅 Kanagawa-shinmachi-eki?) is a railway station on the Keikyū Main Line located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 20.0 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station opened on August 21, 1915 as Shinmachi Station (新町駅 Shinmachi-eki?). It assumed its present name in April, 1927. In March 1978, the platforms were lengthened to handle 12-car long trains.

Kanagawa-shimmachi Station is an elevated station with two island platforms serving four tracks.


Coordinates: 35°28′53″N 139°38′24″E / 35.4814°N 139.6400°E / 35.4814; 139.6400


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