Yayoidai Station (弥生台駅, Yayoidai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).
This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (August 2022) |
Yayoidai Station 弥生台駅 | |
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South Exit, 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 5-2 Yayoidai, Izumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 245-0008 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°25′48″N 139°30′23″E |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | |
| Distance | 4.9 km from Futamatagawa |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SO33 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | April 8, 1976 |
| Passengers | |
| 2019 | 15,056 daily |
| Location | |
Yayoidai Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa PrefectureYayoidai Station Yayoidai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan | |
Yayoidai Station is served by the Sagami Railway Izumino Line, and lies 4.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Futamatagawa Station.[1]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is known for its cherry blossom in spring.
| 1 | ■ Sagami Railway Izumino Line | for Shōnandai |
| 2 | ■ Sagami Railway Izumino Line | for Futamatagawa・(Main Line) Yokohama |
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sotetsu Izumino Line | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Ryokuentoshi | Rapid | Izumino | ||
| Ryokuentoshi | Local | Izumino | ||
Yayoidai Station was opened on April 8, 1976.[1] The station building was remodeled on September 30, 1998.[citation needed] From 27 October 2013, an experimental platform edge door system is to be installed for evaluation purposes on the down (Shōnandai-bound) platform.[2] Originally scheduled to be introduced in the summer of 2013, the low-cost system developed by Takamisawa Cybernetics consists of three bars that are raised and lowered in front of the train doors, and will be installed for a length of one carriage on the down platform for a period of one year.[3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,056 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 16,628 | [5] |
| 2010 | 16,448 | [6] |
| 2015 | 15,457 | [7] |
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Stations of Sagami Railway Izumino Line | |
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