Shinagawa (品川駅; -eki) is the first major station south of Tokyo Station and is a major interchange between the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, several JR commuter and regional lines as well as the private Keihin Kyūkō (京浜急行) line. Despite its name it is not located in Shinagawa Ward but just to the north in Minato Ward.
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Shinagawa is served by the following lines:
The station lies in a broad, shallow cutting with all tracks running
generally north-south. North of the station a large railway works
is located.
The Keihin Kyūkō line platforms are on the western side of the station
at a higher level than the JR platforms. Some Keihin Kyūkō trains
terminate at Shinagawa while others continue on to join the
Toei Asakusa underground (subway) line (都営地下鉄浅草線)
at Sengakuji (泉岳寺駅).
The main JR station concourse is situated above the platfoms running
east-west across the breadth of the station. A freely traversible walkway,
providing a valuable pedestrian link between
divides the restricted station areas into two sections. The southerly
section contains a number of shops and market-style stalls.
JR platforms:
Lines
Layout
Note that cross-platform interchange between the Yamanote
and Keihin-Tōhoku lines is only available from the
next station, Tamachi. Only two of the
Tōkaidō Main Line platforms are in regular use,
the others are only used occasionally by special services.
The Shinkansen platforms were opened on October 1, 2003, to relieve congestion at the Tokyo terminus. Platforms are on the east side of the station and are raised somewhat above the other platforms.
Shinagawa is one of Japan's oldest stations, opened in June 1872, four
months before Shinbashi Station.
Nothing remains of the original structure. Recently, in connection with the
construction of the Shinkansen platforms, and also to improve access to the
new commercial development "Shinagawa Intercity" (品川インターシティ,
Link) on the eastern side of the station
the station concourse (located above the platforms) has been
extensively redeveloped.History
| Keihin-Tōhoku Line | Tamachi | Shinagawa | Ōimachi |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | Shinbashi | Shinagawa | Kawasaki |
| Yamanote Line | Tamachi | Shinagawa | Ōsaki |
| Yokosuka Line | Shinbashi | Shinagawa | Nishi Ōi |
| Keihin Kyūkō Line | [Sengakuji] | Shinagawa | Kita-Shinagawa |