Kawasaki Station
Kawasaki Station (川崎駅, Kawasaki-eki?) is a railway station of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
The station is one of two major rail transportation hubs for the city of Kawasaki, as it forms the downtown area.
History
The station opened on July 10, 1872 (Gregorian calendar) as the first intermediate station of the first railway in Japan when it was providing a trial service on the section between Shinagawa Station and Sakuragichō Station in Yokohama before the official inauguration in October 1872.
The Nambu Railway, which later became the Nambu Line, started its operation on March 9, 1927.
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