Hoshikawa Station (星川駅, Hoshikawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).
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Location | 1-chome, Hoshikawa 1-1, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 240-0006 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°27′30″N 139°35′42″E / 35.458341°N 139.595107°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Sagami Railway | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Sotetsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 3.3 km from Yokohama | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | elevated | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | SO05 | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | March 31, 1927 | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Kita-Hodogaya (until 1931) | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 28,302 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Hoshikawa Station is served by the Sagami Railway Main Line, and lies 3.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station.
Station layout edit
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is elevated and is located above the platforms and tracks.
Platforms edit
1, 2 | ■ Sagami Line | for Futamata-gawa • Yamato • Ebina • Izumino Line to Shonandai |
3, 4 | ■ Sagami Line | for Yokohama |
History edit
Hoshikawa Station opened on March 31, 1927, as Kita-Hodogaya Station (北程ヶ谷駅, Kita-Hodogaya-eki) on the Jinchu Railways, the predecessor to the Sagami Main Line. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1933.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,302 passengers daily.[1]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | daily average | |
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2005 | 24,605 | [2] |
2010 | 27,506 | [3] |
2015 | 29,366 | [4] |
Surrounding area edit
- Hodogaya Ward Office (north exit)
- Yokohama Business Park (south exit)
Bus services edit
North Exit
- Mine shōgakkō mae (峰小学校前) bus stop (5 minutes walking)
- Hodogaya shako-mae (保土ヶ谷車庫前) bus stop (5 minutes walking)
South Exit
- Hoshikawa Station bus stop (in front of the station)
- Sagami Railway Bus
- <旭4>Mitatebashi
- <旭4>Hodogaya Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)
- Sagami Railway Bus
- Hoshikawa Station bus stop (3 minutes walking)
- For the west
- Yokohama Municipal Bus
- <22>Hodogaya Station West Exit (via Wadamachi Station)
- <25>Hodogaya Statien West Exit (via Hanamidai)
- Sagami Railway Bus
- <浜16>Nishihara Housing Complex (via Wadamachi Station)
- Yokohama Municipal Bus
- For the east
- Yokohama Municipal Bus
- <25>Yokohama Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)
- <22, 25>Hodogaya Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)
- <深夜25>Hodogaya Garage mae (via Daimon-dōri)
- Sagami Railway Bus
- <浜16>Yokohama Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)
- Yokohama Municipal Bus
- For the west
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 相 模 鉄 道 線:乗 降 人 員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanto Traffic Advertising Council. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Hoshikawa Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)