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Hiyoshi Station (Kanagawa)
Encyclopedia
is an interchange
railway station
on the Tokyu Corporation's Tōyoko Line and Meguro Line, as well as the Yokohama Municipal Subway
's Green Line
. It is located in located in Kōhoku Ward
, Yokohama
, Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 13.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōyoko Line at Shibuya Station
and 11.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Meguro Line at Meguro Station
.
s serving four tracks above ground. The station structure is also connected to the Tokyu Store, a large upscale supermarket, and the reformed Tokyu Department Store on the 2nd floor which features many individually-branded shops as well as a major consumer electronic shop ("Best Denki"), as a tenant occupying the entire 3rd floor. The Yokohama Subway has a single island platform underground.
to Hiyoshi by 2019.
Interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses...
railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
on the Tokyu Corporation's Tōyoko Line and Meguro Line, as well as the Yokohama Municipal Subway
Yokohama Municipal Subway
is the metro network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo In Kanagawa pref. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, and is operated as two lines, though 3 continuous lines exist.-Lines:Line 1 and 3 are operated as a single line...
's Green Line
Green Line (Yokohama)
The is a line of the Yokohama Municipal Subway in the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its formal designation is Line 4, and it is the first part of a proposed...
. It is located in located in Kōhoku Ward
Kohoku-ku, Yokohama
is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 325,568 and a density of 10,370 persons per km². The total area was 31.40 km²...
, Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is 13.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōyoko Line at Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station
is a train station located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest commuter rail station in Japan handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the center city and suburbs to the south and west.-JR East:*Saikyō Line /...
and 11.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Meguro Line at Meguro Station
Meguro Station
is a railway station located in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward close to the boundary with Meguro ward. The station is just south of Meguro Dori .-Lines:Meguro Station is served by the following lines:*East Japan Railway Company Yamanote Line...
.
History
Hiyoshi Station opened as one of the original Tōyoko Line stations on February 14, 1926. The station was completely rebuilt in 1991 with half-submerged tracks for the Tōkyū Line, with the elevated station building constructed above the tracks. The adjacent Tokyu Department store opened in 1995. The Yokohama Subway Green Line connected to Hiyoshi Station on March 30, 2008.Lines
- Tokyu Corporation
- Yokohama Municipal SubwayYokohama Municipal Subwayis the metro network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo In Kanagawa pref. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, and is operated as two lines, though 3 continuous lines exist.-Lines:Line 1 and 3 are operated as a single line...
- Green LineGreen Line (Yokohama)The is a line of the Yokohama Municipal Subway in the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its formal designation is Line 4, and it is the first part of a proposed...
- Green Line
Station layout
Hiyoshi Station is an elevated station with two island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s serving four tracks above ground. The station structure is also connected to the Tokyu Store, a large upscale supermarket, and the reformed Tokyu Department Store on the 2nd floor which features many individually-branded shops as well as a major consumer electronic shop ("Best Denki"), as a tenant occupying the entire 3rd floor. The Yokohama Subway has a single island platform underground.
Tokyu Line platforms
| 1 | ■Toyoko Line | ・ ・ ・ |
| 2 | ■Meguro Line | Exit Only |
| 3 | ■Meguro Line | , , (Tokyo Metro Namboku Line Tokyo Metro Namboku Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. Its name literally means South-North Line. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita... ) , (Saitama Rapid Railway Line Saitama Rapid Railway Line The is the continuation of the Namboku Line, starting at Akabane-Iwabuchi station in Tokyo and ending at Urawa Misono Station in Saitama. It was completed on March 28, 2001.... ) (Toei Mita Line Toei Mita Line The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line of Tokyu Corporation for... ) |
| 4 | ■Toyoko Line | , , , (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line The is a metro line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan. The line was named after the district of Hibiya, under which it passes.-Overview:The Hibiya Line runs between in Meguro and in Adachi... ) |
Yokohama Subway platforms
| 1, 2 | ■Green Line Green Line (Yokohama) The is a line of the Yokohama Municipal Subway in the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its formal designation is Line 4, and it is the first part of a proposed... |
Center Kita, Center Minami, Nakayama |
Future plans
Currently there is work being done at Hiyoshi Station. After expansion of the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi, means more work can be done. In the planning stages, is connecting the Sagami RailwaySagami Railway
The , or , is a railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It ranks among the "big 15" major railways in Japan.- Overview :Sagami Railway is one of the core companies of the Sotetsu group...
to Hiyoshi by 2019.