Higashimonzen Station
KK24 Higashimonzen Station 東門前駅 | |||||||||||
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 Station building in October 2024 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3-23 Nakaze, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0818 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°32′12″N 139°44′02″E / 35.5367°N 139.7340°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Daishi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.2 km from Keikyū Kawasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | KK24 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 15, 1925 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 13,062 | ||||||||||
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Higashimonzen Station (東門前駅, Higashimonzen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyū.
Lines
[edit]Higashimonzen Station is served by the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 3.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Keikyū Kawasaki Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | KK Keikyū Daishi Line | for Kojimashinden |
| 2 | KK Keikyū Daishi Line | for Keikyū Kawasaki |
History
[edit]Higashimonzen Station opened on August 15, 1925 as a station on the Kaigan Electric Transport. The station was closed on December 1, 1937, but reopened as a station on June 1, 1944 under the Tokyu Corporation. Keihin Electric Express Railway took over the station from June 1, 1948 after it was spun off from Tokyu.[1]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Higashimonzen Station was assigned station number KK24.[2]
Future plans
[edit]It is planned to move the station underground to reduce the number of level crossings on the line, with construction completing around 2023.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,062 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6,548 | [5] |
| 2010 | 11,208 | [6] |
| 2015 | 12,506 | [7] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Japan National Route 409
- Kawasaki Ward Office Daishi Branch
- Kawasaki City Higashimonzen Elementary School
- Kawasaki City Daishi Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
- ^ 矢嶋秀一. (2015). 京急電鉄各駅停車 : "空と海"を結ぶ沿線の歴史と魅力がまるわかり!. Yōsensha. ISBN 978-4-8003-0684-5. OCLC 913194285.
- ^ "京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します" [Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "京浜急行大師線連続立体交差事業 都市計画事業認可の変更について" (PDF).
- ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Higashimonzen Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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