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 / 35.5309; 139.6841
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 (1927-03-09)
Passengers
FY2019	15,067 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yakō JN03 towards Tachikawa Nambu Line Local Kawasaki KWSJN01 Terminus Terminus Nambu Branch Line Hatchōnawate JN51 towards Hama-Kawasaki
Location
Shitte Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Shitte Station Shitte Station (Japan) Show map of 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

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

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

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

History

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

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.

Surrounding area

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