Nōkendai Station

Nōkendai Station (能見台駅, Nōkendai-eki) is a railway station operated by the Keikyū Keikyū Main Line located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 37.4 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.

Nōkendai Station 能見台駅
Nōkendai Station
Location	Nōkendai-dori 2-1, Kanazawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa （神奈川県横浜市金沢区能見台通2-1） Japan
Operated by	Keikyū
Line(s)	Keikyū Main Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	KK48
History
Opened	1944
Previous names	Yatsuzaka (until 1982)
Passengers
2008	31,458 daily

History

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.

Lines

• Keihin Electric Express Railway
  • Keikyū Main Line

Station layout

1	■ Keikyū Main Line	for Kanazawa Bunko, Misakiguchi, Uraga
2	■ Keikyū Main Line	for Yokohama, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage

Nōkendai Station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Keikyū Main Line
Keikyū Tomioka		Local		Kanazawa-Bunko
Sugita		Airport Express		Kanazawa-Bunko
Ltd. Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Ltd. Express: Does not stop at this station
Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station

References

• Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū　Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing　(1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (in Japanese)

External links

• Keikyu Nōkendai Station (in Japanese)