Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station


Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station is a railway station on the Keikyu Main Line in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.

Lines

Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station is served by the Keikyu Main Line, and is located 21.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Sengakuji Station in Tokyo.
The station is also approximately 50 m from Higashi-Kanagawa Station on the Keihin-Tohoku Line and Yokohama Line.

Station layout

Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The tracks are on an embankment, with the station building underneath.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on December 24, 1905, originally named Nakakido Station. The station was rebuilt as an elevated station in August 1910, but was destroyed in an air raid on May 29, 1945, and again by a fire in July 1957. The platforms were lengthened in 1971, and a pedestrian walkway was added in 2004.
The station was renamed Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa on 14 March 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 17,728 passengers daily.

Surrounding area