Shin-Yokohama Station (新横浜駅, Shin-yokohama-eki) is a railway station in Yokohama, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and Yokohama City Transportation Bureau.

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JH16 Shin-Yokohama Station 新横浜駅
The main station building and forecourt in March 2012
General information
Location	Shinohara-chō, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken Japan
Operated by	JR East JR Central Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Shinkansen JH Yokohama Line Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	October 1, 1964; 58 years ago (1964-10-01)
Passengers
JR East, FY2012	57,439 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Central Following station Nagoya towards Shin-Ōsaka Tōkaidō Shinkansen Nozomi Shinagawa towards Tokyo Odawara towards Shin-Ōsaka Tōkaidō Shinkansen Hikari Kodama Preceding station JR East Following station Kamoi JH18 towards Hachiōji Yokohama Line   Rapid Kikuna JH15 towards Yokohama Kozukue JH17 towards Hachiōji Yokohama Line Local Preceding station Yokohama Municipal Subway Following station Yokohama towards Shonandai Blue Line Rapid Nippa towards Azamino Kishine-kōen towards Shonandai Blue Line Local Kita Shin-Yokohama towards Azamino
Location
Shin-Yokohama Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Shin-Yokohama Shin-Yokohama (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shin-Yokohama Station is served by the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Yokohama Line, and Yokohama Subway Blue Line.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform at ground level serving the Yokohama Line, with two elevated island platforms for the shinkansen tracks overhead. The shinkansen platforms 2 and 3 have safety fences, as some trains passed non-stop through the station prior to 2008. The JR Central portion of the station includes a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Also, The JR East portion of the station includes a Reserved Seat Ticket Vending Machines.

JR platforms

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  Platforms 1 and 2
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  Platforms 3 and 4
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  Platforms 5 and 6
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  View of the Shinkansen platforms from the eastern end of platforms 3 and 4 in February 2011
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  The Yokohama Line platforms, August 2008

Yokohama Municipal Subway platforms

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  Ticket gates
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  Platform

History

Real estate agents purchased the private property in the area by telling residents and local government officials that the land was needed to build a Nissan/Ford motor vehicle factory which would provide increased employment. Actually, however, the agents were in league with JNR and national politicians from the LDP party to acquire the land for the proposed station, which was not disclosed to the public at this time. The subterfuge was subsequently exposed in a novel and popular film called Kuro No Cho Tokkyu. The police opened several investigations, but the suspected agents, JNR employees, and political staffers fled the country until the statute of limitations on the alleged crimes expired.[1]

Shin-Yokohama Station opened on October 1, 1964, with the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen.[2] At the time, the surrounding area was completely rural, and the site was selected as it was the intersection of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen tracks with the existing Yokohama Line. The station was connected to the Yokohama Municipal Subway system on March 14, 1985.[3] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the JNR portion of the station came under the operational control of JR East. The station building was remodeled in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the JR East station was used by an average of 57,439 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

The Nissan Stadium (formerly International Stadium Yokohama) (the largest stadium in Japan with a capacity of 72,327 seats) was the host to the 2002 FIFA World Cup final match and is the home of the Yokohama F Marinos soccer team. The Nissan Stadium and the Yokohama Arena are each about a 10-minute walk from the station. The Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum is about a 5-minute walk from the station.

Nearby hotels

• Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel
• Hotel Associa Shin-Yokohama

Future developments

Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line

Sōtetsu・Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Station (Provisional) 東急・相鉄 新横浜駅（仮称）
General information
Location	2-Chōme, Shin-Yokohama, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Japan
Operated by	Sagami Railway Tokyu Corporation
Line(s)	■ Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line ■ Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	SO52 (Sotetsu) SH01 (Tokyu)
History
Opening	March 2023 (planned)

The station is planned to open in March 2023,[9] with 2 platforms and 3 tracks, where the middle track will be used for Tōkyū train which originates service from here. This platform layout will also enable Sōtetsu and Tōkyū to turn back when accidents occur.

The station will be jointly operated by Sōtetsu and Tōkyū.

On 16 September 2022, the station numbers were determined. The station, which acts as the boundary between the Sotetsu and Tokyu portions of the line, will be assigned two station numbers to reflect the two operators: SO-52 for the Sotetsu line and SH-01 for the Tokyu line.[10]

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  View above the construction site

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shin-Yokohama Station.

• Shin-Yokohama station information (JR Central) (in Japanese)
• Shin-Yokohama station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
• Shin-Yokohama station information (Yokohama Subway) (in Japanese)

На других языках

[de] Bahnhof Shin-Yokohama

[ru] Син-Иокогама (станция)