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).
 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°28′41″N 139°33′56″E / 35.477997°N 139.565683°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | 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
editNishiya 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
editThe station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
edit| 1-2 |  Sōtetsu Main Line
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for Futamata-gawa, Yamato, and Ebina Sōtetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai
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| 3 | Sōtetsu Main Line
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for Yokohama |
| 4 | Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line
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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
editNishiya Station opened on 1 December 1926.[1]
Developments
editThe 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
editIn 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 | |
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| 2005 | 25,636 | [5] |
| 2010 | 23,930 | [6] |
| 2015 | 23,398 | [7] |
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 16
- Senmarudai housing complex
- Sasayama housing complex
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
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Media related to Nishiya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Timetable (in Japanese)