Keikyū Kamata Station

Keikyū Kamata Station is a railway station in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

Lines

Keikyū Kamata Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and Keikyū Airport Line.
This station is a reversing station for direct train services between Yokohama and Haneda Airport.

Station layout

As of 21 October 2012, the station structure has three levels. Trains toward station in central Tokyo and Haneda Airport depart from the second level, trains toward and Haneda Airport depart from the third level.

Platforms

Both floors have a single island platform in a unique configuration serving three tracks, with one track being a passing loop that is inset from the other track.
In 2019, tracks 1, 3, 4, and 6 were equipped with platform screen doors, while platforms 2 and 5 were equipped with fixed barriers.

History

The station opened on 1 February 1901 as Kamata Station. The Airport Line was opened in 1902. Kamata Station was renamed Keihin Kamata Station in November 1925, and again renamed Keikyū Kamata Station, the present name, on 1 June 1987.
In 1995, the platforms were extended to accommodate longer 12-car trains.
The station was rebuilt over a period of 12 years from December 2000 to October 2012 with the original ground-level tracks elevated to provide additional track capacity and eliminate road congestion on the three level crossings immediately adjacent to the station. As a result, the project won the Good Design Award presented by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.
Keikyu introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Keikyū Kamata was assigned station number KK11.

Future plans

Plans exist to extend the Tokyu Tamagawa Line from Kamata Station eastward by approximately to Keikyu Kamata Station. This would provide an interchange between the lines, improving accessibility to Tokyo's Haneda Airport ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics. These plans never materialized before the Olympics., Ōta Ward has agreed with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to pay 70% of the project cost of while having the city government responsible for the remaining 30%.