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).
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![]() Nishiya Station 西谷駅 | |
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![]() Platform Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line in May 2020 | |
General information | |
Location | 1101 Nishiya-chō, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 240-0054 Japan |
Coordinates | 35.477997°N 139.565683°E / 35.477997; 139.565683 |
Operated by | Sagami Railway |
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Distance | 6.9 km from Yokohama |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Tracks | 4 tracks |
Other information | |
Station code | SO08 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1 December 1926 (1926-12-01) |
Rebuilt | 30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 24,550 daily |
Location | |
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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.
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
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 |
« | Service | » | ||
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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 |
Nishiya Station opened on 1 December 1926.[1]
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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,550 passengers daily.[2]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | daily average | |
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2005 | 25,636 | [3] |
2010 | 23,930 | [4] |
2015 | 23,398 | [5] |
Media related to Nishiya Station at Wikimedia Commons
Stations of Sagami Railway Main Line | |
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Stations of Eastern Kanagawa Line | |
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