Yōkōdai Station (洋光台駅, Yōkōdai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JK04 Yōkōdai 洋光台 | ||||||||||||||||
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Yōkōdai Station | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Yōkōdai 3-14-1, Isogo-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 235-0045 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°22′43.3″N 139°35′47.4″E | |||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | JK Negishi Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 14.1 km from Yokohama | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
Station code | JK04 | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 17 March 1970 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 20,064 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Yōkōdai Station is served by the Negishi Line from Yokohama to Ōfuna in Kanagawa Prefecture. with through services inter-running to and from the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and also the Yokohama Line. It is 14.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi line at Yokohama, and 73.2 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya.
The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks. The platform is connected to the station building by an underpass. The station is staffed.
1 | JK Negishi Line | for Kōnandai, Hongōdai and Ōfuna |
2 | JK Negishi Line-Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Yokohama, Tokyo, and Ōmiya |
JH Yokohama Line | for Yokohama, Nagatsuta, Machida, and Hachiōji |
The area around Yōkōdai Station was formerly a small rural pocket within central Yokohama. It was developed into a large housing district in the early 1970s. The Japan National Railways (JNR) Keihin-Tōhoku Line was extended from its former terminus at Isogo Station, and Yōkōdai Station was opened on 17 March 1970. The line was further extended to Ōfuna Station in 1973. The station came under the management of JR East on April 1, 1987 after the privatization of the JNR.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | daily average | |
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2005 | 21,959 | [2] |
2010 | 21,304 | [3] |
2015 | 20,780 | [4] |
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