Shin-Zushi Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station operated by Keikyū
Zushi Line
located in Zushi
, Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
. It is the southern terminus
of the Zushi Line, and is located 5.9 rail kilometers from the Kanazawa Hakkei junction, and 46.8 kilometers from the opposing northern terminus at Shinagawa Station
.
Keihin Electric Express Railway
, also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. means the Tokyo - Yokohama area. The company's railway...
Zushi Line
Keikyu Zushi Line
The ' is a commuter line owned by Keihin Electric Express Railway and connects Kanazawa-Hakkei to Shin-Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture.-Trains:Train types...
located in Zushi
Zushi, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 58,793 and a population density of 3,390 persons per km². The total area was 17.34 km².-Geography:...
, Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, Japan
Japan
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. It is the southern terminus
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...
of the Zushi Line, and is located 5.9 rail kilometers from the Kanazawa Hakkei junction, and 46.8 kilometers from the opposing northern terminus at Shinagawa Station
Shinagawa Station
is the first major station south ofTokyo Station and is a major interchange for trains operated by JR East, JR Central, and Keikyu. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen and other trains to the Miura Peninsula, Izu Peninsula and the Tōkai region pass through here...
.
History
Shin-Zushi Station opened on April 1, 1930 as a station on the Shōnan Electric Railway, the predecessor to the current Keihin Electric Express Railway. Initially named , the first station was located 200 meters towards Kanagawa Hakkei than the present station. The line was extended another 400 meters in 1931, and a new terminal station, , with the former station renamed as . In 1942, the Shōnan Electric Railway became part of the Tokyu Corporation, and Shōnan-Zushi Station Hayama-Exit was closed. In 1948, the Keihin Electric Railway spun out from the Tokyu Corporation, and the station renamed , with the former Shōnan-Zushi Station Numama-Exit reopening as . On March 2, 1985, both stations were replaced by a new station located approximately in between, called Shin-Zushi Station. A new station building was completed in March 1991.Platforms
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