Myōrenji Station (妙蓮寺駅, Myōrenji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Tokyu Corporation. It is located in front of Myōrenji Buddhist temple after which it takes its name.
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![]() Myōrenji Station 妙蓮寺駅 | |
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![]() The central entrance of Myōrenji Station in August 2022 | |
General information | |
Location | 1-1-1 Kikuna, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 222-0011 Japan |
Coordinates | 35.498474°N 139.633138°E / 35.498474; 139.633138 |
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Distance | 20.2 km from Shibuya |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Other information | |
Station code | TY17 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | February 14, 1926 |
Previous names | Myōrenji-mae (until 1931) |
Passengers | |
FY 2019 | 26,102 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Myōrenji Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture![]() ![]() Myōrenji Station Myōrenji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Myōrenji Station is served by the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line from Shibuya in Tokyo to Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is 20.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shibuya.
The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms, with the station building underneath.
1 | ■ Tōkyū Tōyoko Line | for Yokohama, Minatomirai, and Motomachi-Chūkagai |
2 | ■ Tōkyū Tōyoko Line | for Kikuna, Musashi-Kosugi, Jiyūgaoka, Naka-Meguro, and Shibuya |
« | Service | » | ||
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Tōkyū Tōyoko Line | ||||
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Commuter Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kikuna | Local | Hakuraku |
The station opened on February 14, 1926, as Myōrenji-mae Station (妙蓮寺前駅). It was renamed Myōrenji on January 1, 1931.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,102 passengers daily.[1]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | daily average | |
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2005 | 25,797 | [2] |
2010 | 24,538 | [3] |
2015 | 25,063 | [4] |
Media related to Myorenji Station at Wikimedia Commons
Stations of the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line | |
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Closed section in 2004: |
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