Shinagawa Station
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Exterior of Shinagawa Station, May 2011
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Location | 3 Takanawa, Minato, Tokyo Japan |
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Connections | Bus terminal |
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Station code | KK01 (Keikyu) |
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Opened | 1872 |
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Coordinates: 35°37′41″N 139°44′21″E / 35.628157°N 139.739099°E
Shinagawa Station (品川駅 Shinagawa-eki?) is a major railway station in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), and the private railway operator Keikyu. The Tokaido Shinkansen and other trains to the Miura Peninsula, Izu Peninsula, and the Tōkai region pass through here. Despite its name, it is not located in Shinagawa Ward but just to the north in Minato Ward.
This station is just south of a large yard complex consisting of Shinagawa Carriage Sidings, Shinagawa Locomotive Depot, and Tamachi Depot.
Shinagawa is served by the following lines:
JR Central announced in 2011 that Shinagawa will be the terminal for the Chuo Shinkansen, which is scheduled to begin service to Nagoya in 2027.