Nishiya Station
Railway station in Yokohama, Japan
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Nishiya Station (西谷駅, Nishiya-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).
Japan
 Nishiya Station 西谷駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Platforms of the Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line in June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1101 Nishiya-chō, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 240-0054 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.477997°N 139.565683°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Sagami Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 6.9 km from Yokohama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 tracks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SO08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 30 November 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 24,550 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Nishiya Station is served by the Sōtetsu Main Line, and is located 6.9 km (4.3 mi) from the terminus of the line at Yokohama Station.[1] It is also a station on the Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
| 1-2 |  Sōtetsu Main Line |
for Futamata-gawa, Yamato, and Ebina Sōtetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai
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| 3 | Sōtetsu Main Line |
for Yokohama |
| 4 | Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line |
for Hazawa yokohama-kokudai Through to  Saikyō Line for Musashi-Kosugi, Ōsaki, and ShinjukuThrough to  Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line for Shin-tsunashima and Hiyoshi |
History
Nishiya Station opened on 1 December 1926.[1]
Developments
The Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link is an approximately 10 km link, which is operated from Nishiya to Hiyoshi via Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai and Shin-yokohama, that enables through services between the JR East Saikyō Line and the Sōtetsu Main Line as of 30 November 2019. Through service between the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, the Tōkyū Meguro Line and the Sōtetsu Main Line began on 18 March 2023.[2] All Limited Express and Rapid trains stop at Nishiya as a result.[3]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 16
- Senmarudai housing complex
- Sasayama housing complex
