港町駅

Minatochō Station

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Station History & Timeline

10 Events

1929

The temporary River Office-mae stop was opened 300m towards Kawasaki Daishi from the current location.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

現在地から川崎大師寄り300mの位置に(臨)河川事務所前停留場開業。

1931

Kasenjimusho-mae Station was abolished.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

河川事務所前停留場廃止。

1932 3月21日

It opened as Columbia-mae Station.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

コロムビア前駅として開業。

1943 7月1日

Suspended.

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休止。

1944 2月1日

The station was renamed to Minatoma-chō Station and reopened for business, with the renaming reportedly due to wartime bans on foreign language and counter-espionage reasons.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

港町駅に改称して営業再開。改称は戦時中の外来語禁止や防諜上の理由からだという。

1956 10月18日

It was relocated to its current location.

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現在地に移転。

1977 4月

The in-yard crossing was abolished.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

構内踏切廃止。

2013 3月1日

The north exit ticket gate was established and an approaching melody was introduced, with "Minato Machi Jusansho" being adopted.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

北口改札を本設。接近メロディを導入。「港町十三番地」が採用される。

2014 1月

The station renovation work was completed, including the construction of a new station building and overpass, relocation of the south gate ticket gate, barrier-free access, and improvement of the platform, as well as the installation of a monument.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

駅改修工事終了（駅舎・跨線橋新設とそれに伴う南口改札口移設、バリアフリー化、ホーム改良、下記由来に伴うモニュメント設置など）。

2014 3月19日

It received the 20th Kawasaki City Urban Landscape Formation Cooperation Award.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

第20回川崎市都市景観形成協力者表彰を受賞。

Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Departure Melodies

港町十三番地

美空ひばり

since 2013年3月2日

京浜急行電鉄

美空ひばりが所属していた日本コロムビアの川崎工場があったことと、当駅周辺が同曲の舞台とされていることによる。

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