Nishi-Yokohama Station
Railway station in Yokohama, Japan
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Nishi-Yokohama Station (西横浜駅, Nishi-Yokohama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).
Japan
Sagami Railway
Sotetsu Main Line Nishi-Yokohama Station 西横浜駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nishi-Yokohama Station, January 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nishi-Hiranuma chō 8-1, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 220-0024 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.4537°N 139.6087°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sagami Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Sotetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.8 km from Yokohama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SO03 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | February 14, 1929 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 14,831 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
Nishi-Yokohama Station is served by the Sagami Railway Main Line, and lies 1.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Sagami Line | for Futamata-gawa • Yamato • Ebina • Izumino Line to Shonandai |
| 2 | ■ Sagami Line | for Yokohama |
History
Nishi-Yokohama Station was opened on February 14, 1929 and was the terminal of the Jinchū Railway until the opening of Hiranumabashi Station in 1931. The station was primarily a freight terminal connecting the Sotetsu Line with the national railway's freight terminal at Hodogaya Station via a short branch line. The freight service on the branch was discontinued on September 30, 1979.[1] On February 14, 1993 an unexploded bomb from World War II was discovered during construction work near the station. The current station building dates from June 26, 2005.
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
- Fujidana Shopping Street
- Nico Nico Shopping Street
- Nishimae Shopping Street
- Japan National Route 1
