Minatochō Station

Minatochō Station is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

Lines

Minatochō Station is served by the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 2.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kawasaki Station.

Minatochō Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.

Minatochō Station opened on 21 March 1932 as a temporary stop on the Keihin Electric Railway. It was the predecessor to the current Keihin Electric Express Railway. Initially it was located further away from Keikyū Kawasaki Station than the present location. It renamed to its present name on February 1, 1944. On October 18, 1956, the station was moved to its present address. In April 1977, the former level crossing was eliminated by the completion of an overpass.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Minatochō Station was assigned station number KK21.

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7,963 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.