Shitte_Station Knowpia

JN02
Shitte Station

尻手駅
JN02; Shitte Station; 尻手駅
	Shitte Station, September 2019
General information
Location	3 Minami-Saiwaichō, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 212-0016; Japan
Coordinates	35°31′51″N 139°41′03″E / 35.5309°N 139.6841°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JN Nambu Line; JN Nambu Branch Line;
Distance	1.7 km from Kawasaki
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code	JN02
Website	Official website
History
Opened	9 March 1927
Passengers
FY2019	15,067 daily
Services
Location
	Shitte Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Shitte Station Shitte Station (Japan)

Shitte Station (尻手駅, Shitte-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines edit

Shitte Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from the southern terminus of the 35.5 km (22.1 mi) line at Kawasaki Station. It is also the northern terminus and starting point of the 4.1 km (2.5 mi) Nambu Branch Line to Hama-Kawasaki.

Station layout edit

The station consists of a single side platform and an island platform serving three elevated tracks, connected by an underpass. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms edit

1	JN Nambu Line	for Kawasaki
2	JN Nambu Line	for Musashi-Kosugi, Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, and Tachikawa
3	JN Nambu Branch Line	for Hatchōnawate and Hama-Kawasaki

The station entrance in October 2015
The ticket office and ticket machines in January 2016
The passageway leading to the platforms in January 2016
Platform 1 viewed from the south end of platform 2 in January 2016
The view looking north from platform 1 in April 2011
The view looking south from platforms 2/3 in April 2011

History edit

The station opened on the Nambu Railway on 9 March 1927, initially named Shitte Halt (尻手停留場, Shitte-Teiryūjō).^[1] It officially became a full station in 1929.^[1] The Nambu Branch Line opened on 25 March 1930, initially as a freight-only line.^[1] The Nambu Railway was nationalized on 1 April 1944, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) system, which became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1949. A freight-only spur line to the Shin-Tsurumi Freight Terminal was opened on 1 October 1973 from the line just north of the station.^[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,067 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	11,079^[3]
2010	11,691^[4]
2015	13,702^[5]

Surrounding area edit

Kawasaki City Central Wholesale Market
Shioda General Hospital
Hie Shrine
Shitte Ginza Shopping Street
Yokohama City Yako Elementary School

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 65–69. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.