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Nishiya Station

西谷駅
Platforms of the Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line in June 2021
General information
Location1101 Nishiya-chō, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 240-0054
Japan
Coordinates35°28′41″N 139°33′56″E / 35.477997°N 139.565683°E / 35.477997; 139.565683
Operated bySagami Railway
Line(s)
Distance6.9 km from Yokohama
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4 tracks
Other information
Station codeSO08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 December 1926 (1926-12-01)
Rebuilt30 November 2019 (2019-11-30)
Passengers
FY201924,550 daily
Services
Preceding station Sotetsu Following station
Futamata-gawa
towards Ebina
 Main Line
Limited Express
 Yokohama
Terminus
Tsurugamine
towards Ebina
 Main Line
Commuter Express
Main Line
Rapid
 Hoshikawa
towards Yokohama
Main Line
Local
 Kami-Hoshikawa
towards Yokohama
through to Sotetsu Main Line Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line Hazawa yokohama-kokudai
towards Shin-yokohama
Futamata-gawa
towards Ebina
 Sōtetsu–JR Link Line
Limited Express
 Hazawa yokohama-kokudai
towards Shinjuku
Tsurugamine
towards Ebina
 Sōtetsu–JR Link Line
Local
Location
Nishiya Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Nishiya Station
Nishiya Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Nishiya Station is located in Japan
Nishiya Station
Nishiya Station
Nishiya Station (Japan)

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).

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
3  Sōtetsu Main Line for Yokohama
4  Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line for Hazawa yokohama-kokudai
Through to JA Saikyō Line for Musashi-Kosugi, Ōsaki, and Shinjuku
Through to SH Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line for Shin-tsunashima and Hiyoshi

History

Nishiya Station opened on 1 December 1926.[1]

Developments

See also: Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,550 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 25,636 [5]
2010 23,930 [6]
2015 23,398 [7]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ "New railway link shortens ride from Kanagawa into Tokyo - The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. ^ "相模鉄道，3月18日にダイヤ改正を実施" [Sagami Railway implements timetable revision on March 18]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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

Media related to Nishiya Station at Wikimedia Commons

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