Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station
Railway station in Yokohama, Japan
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Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station (羽沢横浜国大駅, Hazawa yokohama-kokudai-eki) is a railway station on the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line and Tōkaidō Freight Line.[1] It is located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. This station is jointly operated by Sōtetsu (Sagami Railway), with station number SO51, and JR East.
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Hazawa yokohama-kokudai Station 羽沢横浜国大駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-Chōme, Hazawa-Minami, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.481389°N 139.586389°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Chronology
- 11 December 2017: Sōtetsu finalised the station name as Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station.[2] However, as of that time the route name was still provisional. The station's name comes from its locale, Hazawa (羽沢), and also its neighbouring university, the Yokohama National University, or in Japanese, Yokohama Kokudai (横浜国大).
- 30 November 2019: Opening of the Sōtetsu JR Link Line.[2]
- 18 March 2023: Opening of the Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line extension towards Shin-yokohama.[3]
Platforms 1 and 2
Station layout
The station consists of two underground side platforms. At the east side of the station, the tracks for the JR Link Line and the Tōkyū Link Line diverge, with the JR Link Line converging with the Tōkaidō Freight Line after leaving the junction.[4]
Platforms
| 1 |  Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line |
for Nishiya and Futamata-gawa |
| 2 |  Through to Saikyō Line |
for Musashi-Kosugi, Ōsaki, and Shinjuku (some trains for Kawagoe) |
| Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line |
for Shin-Yokohama, through to  Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Tsunashima and Hiyoshi
Upbound through services via Tōyoko Line: Upbound through services via Meguro Line: |
Surrounding area
- JR Freight Yokohama-Hazawa Station (Freight Station of the Tōkaidō Freight Line)
- Daisan Keihin Road
- Hazawa Interchange
- Hodogaya Parking Area
- Hodogaya Toll Gate
- Sagawa Express North Yokohama Branch
- Yokohama National University Tokiwadai Campus
- Tokiwadai Hospital
- JCHO Yokohama Hodogaya Central Hospital