Higashi-Kanagawa Station
Higashi-Kanagawa Station is a junction passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.
Lines
Higashi-Kanagawa Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yokohama Line. It is from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at, and forms the southern terminal station for the Yokohama Line.Station layout
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.Platforms
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.History
Higashi-Kanagawa Station opened on 23 September 1908, as a joint use station on the Japanese Government Railways Tōkaidō Main Line and the privately owned Yokohama Railway Line was established on December 10, 1911. The Keihin Electric Train began operations from Higashi-Kanagawa from December 20, 1914. The Yokohama Railway Line was nationalized on 1 October 1917. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 37,577 passengers daily.The daily average passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
| 2000 | 23,980 |
| 2005 | 28,751 |
| 2010 | 30,965 |
| 2015 | 35,304 |