Yokodai Station
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is a railway station operated by JR East's
Negishi Line
located in Isogo-ku, Yokohama
, Japan
. It is 14.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi Line at Yokohama Station
and 58.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya 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.
serving two tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by an underpass.
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Negishi Line
Negishi Line
The is a Japanese railway line which runs between Yokohama and Ōfuna stations. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company . Freight trains also run on this line, and it is essential for the southern Keihin region....
located in Isogo-ku, Yokohama
Isogo-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 163,406 and a density of 8,520 persons per km². The total area was 19.17 km².-Geography:...
, 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 14.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi Line at Yokohama Station
Yokohama Station
is a main interchange station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the busiest station in Kanagawa Prefecture and the 5th busiest in Japan as of 2004, serving 2.05 million passengers daily.-Lines:Yokohama Station is served by the following lines:...
and 58.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya Station
Omiya Station
is the name of multiple railway stations in Japan.*"Exactly Ōmiya" Stations:**Ōmiya Station in Nakagyō-ku, Kyōto City on the Kyoto Line of Hankyu Railway...
.
History
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 StationIsogo Station
is a railway station operated by JR East's Negishi Line located in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is 11.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi Line at Yokohama Station and 70.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya Station....
, and Yōkōdai Station was opened on 17 March 1970. The line was further extended to Ōfuna Station
Ofuna Station
is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Ōfuna Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Negishi Line , Yokosuka Line as well as the Shonan Monorail....
in 1973. The station came under the management of JR East on April 1, 1987 after the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the JNR.
Lines
- East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Keihin-Tōhoku LineKeihin-Tohoku LineThe , is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. The line's name is derived from the characters for , and the...
- Negishi LineNegishi LineThe is a Japanese railway line which runs between Yokohama and Ōfuna stations. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company . Freight trains also run on this line, and it is essential for the southern Keihin region....
, Yokohama Line
- Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Station layout
Yōkōdai Station has an 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...
serving two tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by an underpass.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Keihin-Tōhoku Line ■Negishi Line Keihin-Tohoku Line The , is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. The line's name is derived from the characters for , and the... |
Kōnandai ・ Hongōdai ・ Ōfuna |
| 2 | ■Keihin-Tōhoku Line ■Negishi Line Keihin-Tohoku Line The , is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. The line's name is derived from the characters for , and the... |
・ ・ |
| ■Yokohama Line | ・ ・ |
Adjacent stations
Surrounding area
- Yokohama Science CenterYokohama Science Centeris a science museum in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.The museum is called under the sponsorship of the Bank of Yokohama.-External links:*...
, a municipal science museum for children, is located near the station.