Hoshikawa Station (Kanagawa)

Hoshikawa Station (星川駅, Hoshikawa-eki) is a railway station located in Hodogaya Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa. It is 3.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yokohama Station.


Hoshikawa Station

星川駅
South exit of Hoshikawa Station
Location1-chome, Hoshikawa 1-1, Hodogaya, Yokohama, Kanagawa
（神奈川県横浜市保土ヶ谷区星川１丁目1-1）
Japan
Operated bySagami Railway
Line(s)Main Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened1927
Previous namesKita-Hodogaya (until 1931)
Passengers
200626,730 daily

History

Hoshikawa Station opened on March 31, 1927, as Kita-Hodogaya Station (北程ヶ谷駅, Kita-Hodogaya-eki) on the Jinchu Railways, the predecessor to the Sagami Main Line. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1933.

Lines

Station layout

Hoshikawa Station has a two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is elevated and is located on a cantilever above the platforms and tracks.

Platforms
1-2 ■Sagami Railway Main Line Futamatagawa ・ Yamato・ Ebina ・ For Izumino Line
3-4 ■Sagami Railway Main Line Yokohama

Bus services

North Exit

  • Mine shōgakkō mae (峰小学校前) bus stop (5 minutes walking)
  • Hodogaya shako-mae (保土ヶ谷車庫前) bus stop (5 minutes walking)

South Exit

  • Hoshikawa Station bus stop (in front of the station)
  • Hoshikawa Station bus stop (3 minutes walking)
    • For the west
      • Yokohama Municipal Bus
        • <22>Hodogaya Station West Exit (via Wadamachi Station)
        • <25>Hodogaya Statien West Exit (via Hanamidai)
      • Sagami Railway Bus
        • <浜16>Nishihara Housing Complex (via Wadamachi Station)
    • For the east
      • Yokohama Municipal Bus
      • Sagami Railway Bus
        • <浜16>Yokohama Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)

Surrounding area
  • Hodogaya Ward Office (north exit)
  • Yokohama Business Park (south exit)

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sotetsu Main Line (SO05)
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Yokohama   Rapid   Nishiya
Tennōchō   Local   Wadamachi

References
  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7


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