Kamata Station (Japanese: 蒲田駅,Japanese pronunciation: [Kamata-eki]) is a railway station in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.
Lines
Kamata Station is served by the following lines:
- Keihin-Tohoku Line (JR East)
- Tokyu Tamagawa Line
- Tokyu Ikegami Line
Keikyu Kamata Station on the Keikyu Main Line is located about 700 m to the east of Kamata Station. The Tōkaidō Main Line also runs adjacent to the station on the outer tracks without stopping.
Station layout
JR East
The JR East station is a surface station with platforms in a north–south direction.
Platforms
Tokyu
The Tokyu station is located to the southwest corner of the JR station.
Platforms
History
The JR East station opened on 11 April 1904. The Tokyu station opened on 6 October 1922 on the Ikegami Line, and services on Tamagawa Line began on 1 November 1923.
Future plans
Plans exist to build a Kama-Kama Line that would extend the Tokyu Tamagawa Line from Kamata eastward by approximately 800 m to Keikyu Kamata Station on the Keikyu Main Line and Keikyu Airport Line. This would provide an interchange between the lines, improving accessibility to Tokyo's Haneda Airport ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics. As of June 2022, Ōta Ward has agreed with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to pay 70% of the project cost of ¥136 billion (2021) (US$1.24 billion) while having the city government responsible for the remaining 30%.
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