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.
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 | ||||||||||
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| 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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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 | |
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| 2005 | 7,915 | [4] |
| 2010 | 8,114 | [5] |
| 2015 | 9,385 | [6] |
Surrounding area
The station serves local factories in the area.[7]
References
- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)