KK22 Suzukichō Station 鈴木町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Station building (February 2011) | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Suzukichō 2-chome, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0801 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°32′07″N 139°43′15″E / 35.5353°N 139.7207°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Daishi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.0 km from Keikyū Kawasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | KK22 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 10, 1929 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Ajinomoto-mae (味の素前) (until 1944) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 11,229 | ||||||||||
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Suzukichō Station (鈴木町駅, Suzukichō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyū.
Lines
Suzukichō Station is served by the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 2.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Keikyū Kawasaki Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an underpass. There are two exits both on the west side of the station; the main exit is on the Kawasaki bound platform, with the Kojimashiden bound platform having a limited exit that is only open during the morning hours.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | KK Keikyū Daishi Line | for Kojimashinden |
| 2 | KK Keikyū Daishi Line | for Keikyū Kawasaki |
History
Suzukichō Station opened on December 10, 1929 as a station on the Keihin Electric Railway, the predecessor to the current Keihin Electric Express Railway. Initially named Ajinomoto-mae Station (味の素前駅, Ajinomoto-mae-eki) after the adjacent factory operated by the Ajinomoto Corporation, it was renamed to its present name on 20 October 1944, in homage of Saburosuke Suzuki, a founder of Ajinomoto. The station building was renovated in 2010.[1]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Suzukichō Station was assigned station number KK22.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,229 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7,915 | [4] |
| 2010 | 8,114 | [5] |
| 2015 | 9,385 | [6] |
Surrounding area
The station serves local factories in the area.[7]
References
- ^ a b 鉄道チャンネル. "川崎市川崎区鈴木町に人は住んでいません【駅ぶら03】京浜急行125 | 鉄道コラム". 鉄道チャンネル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ PHP研究所; ピーエイチピー研究所= (2013-09-25). 京急電鉄のひみつ (in Japanese). PHP研究所. p. 48. ISBN 978-4-569-81408-7.
- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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