Higashi-Kanagawa Station

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JK13 JH13 Higashi-Kanagawa Station 東神奈川駅
The east side of Higashi-Kanagawa Station in March 2023
General information
Location	1 Higashi-Kanagawa, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 221-0044 Japan
Coordinates	35°28′41″N 139°38′00″E / 35.47806°N 139.63333°E / 35.47806; 139.63333
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line JH Yokohama Line
Distance	57.2 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	8
Connections	Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station (Keikyu) Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JK13
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 September 1908; 116 years ago (1908-09-23)
Passengers
FY2019	37,577 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yokohama YHMJK12 Terminus Keihin–Tōhoku Line Rapid Local Shin-Koyasu JK14 towards Ōmiya Yokohama Line Rapid Kikuna JH15 towards Hachiōji Yokohama Line Local Ōguchi JH14 towards Hachiōji
Location Higashi-Kanagawa Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Higashi-Kanagawa Station Higashi-Kanagawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Higashi-Kanagawa Station (東神奈川駅, Higashi-Kanagawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Higashi-Kanagawa Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yokohama Line. It is 57.2 kilometers (35.5 mi) from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya, and forms the southern terminal station for the 42.6-kilometer (26.5 mi) Yokohama Line.

The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. Although the Tōkaidō Main Line and Yokosuka Line tracks run parallel to the station, neither line stops at Higashi-Kanagawa. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

From 15 September 2013, new LED lighting was installed on the platforms. This lighting switches between light blue and light green to indicate whether individual departing trains are Keihin-Tohoku Line or Yokohama Line services.^[1]

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  The west side of the station in March 2023
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  The ticket barriers in March 2023
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  The northbound platforms 3 and 4 in March 2023
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  The down platforms in April 2016 showing the LED lighting

Higashi-Kanagawa Station opened on 23 September 1908,^[2] as a joint use station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Tōkaidō Main Line (the predecessor to JNR) and the privately owned Yokohama Railway Line (which connected Yokohama Station with Hachiōji Station. A spur line for freight operations to Umikanagawa Station (closed in 1959) was established on December 10, 1911.^{[citation needed]} The Keihin Electric Train (the forerunner to the Keihin-Tōhoku Line) began operations from Higashi-Kanagawa from December 20, 1914. The Yokohama Railway Line was nationalized on 1 October 1917.^{[citation needed]} With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East. ^{[citation needed]}

Station numbering was introduced on 20 August 2016 with Higashi-Kanagawa being assigned station number JK13 for the Keihin-Tohoku Line and JH13 for the Yokohoma Line.^[3][4]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 37,577 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5]

The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

• Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa Station (connected by a pedestrian deck)
• Kanagawa Ward Office

• List of railway stations in Japan

Media related to Higashi-Kanagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Higashi-Kanagawa Station (JR East Station Information) (in Japanese)