Shin-Kawasaki Station
  Shin-Kawasaki Station 新川崎駅 |
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Station entrance, February 2008
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Saiwai, Kawasaki, Kanagawa （神奈川県川崎市幸区鹿島田） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
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| Opened | 1980 |
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| Passengers (FY 2012) | 25,347 daily |
Shin-Kawasaki Station (新川崎駅 Shin-Kawasaki-eki?) is a railway station in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shin-Kawasaki Station is served by the Yokosuka Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and is located 12.7 km from Shinagawa Station and 19.5 km from Tokyo Station.
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are capable of handling 15-car trains. The station is located adjacent to JR Freight's Shin-Tsurumi locomotive depot. The station is located on the former Hinkaku freight spur line of the Tōkaidō Main Line, but is not on the Tōkaidō Main Line itself, nor do trains from the Tōkaidō Main Line pass through the station.
Shin-Kawasaki Station opened on 1 October 1980 as a commuter station for people living in the surrounding large residential areas working in Tokyo or Yokohama.
Kashimada Station on the Nambu Line lies approximately 400 meters to the east.
From fiscal 2008 to 2012, the station was used by an average number of passengers daily (boarding passengers only) as follows:
Coordinates: 35°33′04″N 139°40′19″E / 35.551°N 139.672°E
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