Shitte Station

JN02
Shitte Station

尻手駅
Shitte Station, September 2019
General information
Location3 Minami-Saiwaichō, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 212-0016
Japan
Coordinates35°31′51″N 139°41′03″E / 35.5309°N 139.6841°E / 35.5309; 139.6841
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance1.7 km from Kawasaki
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station codeJN02
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened9 March 1927 (1927-03-09)
Passengers
FY201915,067 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yakō
JN03
towards Tachikawa
Nambu Line
Local
Kawasaki
KWSJN01
Terminus
Terminus Nambu Branch Line Hatchōnawate
JN51
Location
Shitte Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Shitte Station
Shitte Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Shitte Station is located in Japan
Shitte Station
Shitte Station
Shitte Station (Japan)

Shitte Station (尻手駅, Shitte-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Shitte Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from the southern terminus of the 35.5 km (22.1 mi) line at Kawasaki Station. It is also the northern terminus and starting point of the 4.1 km (2.5 mi) Nambu Branch Line to Hama-Kawasaki.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single side platform and an island platform serving three elevated tracks, connected by an underpass. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1 JN Nambu Line for Kawasaki
2 JN Nambu Line for Musashi-Kosugi, Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, and Tachikawa
3 JN Nambu Branch Line for Hatchōnawate and Hama-Kawasaki

History

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The station opened on the Nambu Railway on 9 March 1927, initially named Shitte Halt (尻手停留場, Shitte-Teiryūjō).[1] It officially became a full station in 1929.[1] The Nambu Branch Line opened on 25 March 1930, initially as a freight-only line.[1] The Nambu Railway was nationalized on 1 April 1944, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) system, which became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1949. A freight-only spur line to the Shin-Tsurumi Freight Terminal was opened on 1 October 1973 from the line just north of the station.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,067 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

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

Fiscal year daily average
2005 11,079[3]
2010 11,691[4]
2015 13,702[5]

Surrounding area

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  • Kawasaki City Central Wholesale Market
  • Shioda General Hospital
  • Hie Shrine
  • Shitte Ginza Shopping Street
  • Yokohama City Yako Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 65–69. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
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