Nōkendai Station (能見台駅, Nōkendai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
KK48 Nōkendai Station 能見台駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Nōkendai Station, January 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Nōkendai-dori 2-1, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 236-0053 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°21′39″N 139°37′45″E / 35.3607°N 139.6292°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Keikyū Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 37.4 km from Shinagawa | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KK48 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 10, 1944 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Yatsuzaka (until 1982) | |||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 30,365 daily | |||||||||||||||
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  Nōkendai Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture  Nōkendai Station Nōkendai Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Nōkendai Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 37.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout edit
The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Kanazawa Bunko, Misakiguchi, Uraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage |
History edit
Nōkendai Station was opened on May 10, 1944, as Yatsuzaka Station (谷津坂駅, Yatsuzaka-eki). It was relocated to its present address and rebuilt as an elevated station in 1969. A new station building and bus terminal were completed on December 1, 1982, and the station renamed to its present name at that time.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Nōkendai Station was assigned station number KK48.[1]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 30,365 passengers daily.[2]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 29,480 | [3] |
| 2010 | 31,041 | [4] |
| 2015 | 31,598 | [5] |
Surrounding area edit
- Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disease Center
- Yokohama Quarantine Station Nagahama Measures Station
- Tomioka Junior High School, Nokendai Elementary School,
See also edit
References edit
- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
- ^ "京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します" [Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 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
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