Tsurumi station

Tsurumi station
	Tsurumi line
Data
Platform tracks	4th
abbreviation	ツミ ( TSU-MI )
opening	October 15, 1872
location
City / municipality	Yokohama
prefecture	Kanagawa
Country	Japan
Coordinates	35 ° 30 '31 " N , 139 ° 40' 34" E Coordinates: 35 ° 30 '31 " N , 139 ° 40' 34" E
Railway lines
	JR Keihin-Tōhoku Line; Tsurumi line;
List of train stations in Japan

The Tsurumi Station ( Jap. 鶴見駅 , Tsurumi-eki ) is located in the city of Yokohama ( district Tsurumi ) in Kanagawa Prefecture on the Keihin-Tohoku Line of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tsurumi is served by the following lines:

←	Lines			→
Kawasaki		Keihin Tōhoku Line, JR East		Shin-Koyasu
Beginning		Tsurumi Line JR East		Kokudō

On October 15, 1872, the station was opened by the Ministry of Railways (forerunner of the Japanese National Railways ) along the Tōkaidō main line. At the beginning only passenger traffic was carried out, from 1889 freight traffic also took place. Over the years, other routes have been connected.

On November 9, 1963, one of the most serious railway accidents in Japan occurred between Tsurumi Station and Shin-Koyasu Station, killing 161 people.

In 2014, an average of 77,755 people used this station every day.

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Tsurumi station
Tsurumi line
Data
Platform tracks	4th
abbreviation	ツミ ( TSU-MI )
opening	October 15, 1872
location
City / municipality	Yokohama
prefecture	Kanagawa
Country	Japan
Coordinates	35 ° 30 '31 " N , 139 ° 40' 34" E Coordinates: 35 ° 30 '31 " N , 139 ° 40' 34" E35.508611 139.676111
Railway lines
JR Keihin-Tōhoku Line Tsurumi line
List of train stations in Japan