Kawasaki-Daishi Station (川崎大師駅, Kawasaki-Daishi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyū.
KK23 Kawasaki-Daishi Station 川崎大師駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Station building (July 2011) | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1-18-1 Daishi-ekimae, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0802 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35.5358°N 139.7258°E / 35.5358; 139.7258 | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | KK Daishi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 2.5 km from Keikyū Kawasaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Station code | KK23 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | January 21, 1899 (1899-01-21) | ||||||||||
Previous names | Daishi (大師) (until 1925) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 18,231 | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Kawasaki-Daishi Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture![]() ![]() Kawasaki-Daishi Station Kawasaki-Daishi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Kawasaki-Daishi Station is served by the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 2.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Keikyū Kawasaki Station.[1]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an underpass. There are two exits, one on the south side serving the Keikyū Kawasaki bound platform and one serving the Kojimashinden bound platform on the northeast corner.[2]
1 | KK Keikyū Daishi Line | for Kojimashinden |
2 | KK Keikyū Daishi Line | for Keikyū Kawasaki |
Kawasaki-Daishi opened on January 21, 1899 as Daishi Station (大師駅) on the Daishi Railway, the predecessor to the current Keikyū. It was renamed Kawasaki-Daishi Station in November 1925.[1]
There are plans to move the station underground.[3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,231 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | daily average | |
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2005 | 16,363 | [5] |
2010 | 16,680 | [6] |
2015 | 16,898 | [7] |
The station serves the nearby Kawasaki Daishi temple.
Stations of the Keikyū Daishi Line | |
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