Nishiya Station

Nishiya Station (西谷駅, Nishiya-eki) is a railway station on the Sōtetsu Main Line in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).


Nishiya Station

西谷駅
Nishiya Station south entrance in September 2010
Location1101 Nishiya-chō, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Japan
Coordinates35.477997°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
Passengers
FY201123,327 daily
Location
Nishiya Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Nishiya Station
Nishiya Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishiya Station is served by the Sōtetsu Main Line, and is located 6.9 km from the terminus of the line at Yokohama Station.[1]

Station layout

Nishiya Station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1-2  Sōtetsu Main Line for Futamatagawa, Yamato,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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sotetsu Main Line (SO08)
Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line (SO08)
Yokohama   Limited Express   Futamatagawa
Hazawa yokohama-kokudai   Limited Express (thru to JR Line)   Futamatagawa
Yokohama   Commuter Limited Express   Tsurugamine
Express: Does not stop at this station
Yokohama   Commuter Express   Tsurugamine
Hoshikawa   Rapid   Tsurugamine
Kamihoshikawa   Local   Tsurugamine
Hazawa yokohama-kokudai   Local (thru to JR Line)   Tsurugamine

History

Nishiya Station opened on December 1, 1926.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 23,327 passengers daily.[1]

Developments

The Kanagawa Eastern Line is an approximately 10 km link, which is operated from Nishiya to Hiyoshi via Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai and Shin-Yokohama, that enable through services between the JR East Saikyō Line and the Sōtetsu Main Line by 30 November 2019, and between the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, the Tōkyū Meguro Line and the Sōtetsu Main Line by late 2022. All Limited Express and Rapid trains will stop here as a result.

See also

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
  1. 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.
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