Nishi-Yokohama Station

Nishi-Yokohama Station (西横浜駅, Nishi-Yokohama-eki) is a railway station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is 1.8 kilometers from the eastern terminus of the line at Yokohama Station.


Nishi-Yokohama Station

西横浜駅
Nishi-Yokohama Station building
LocationNishi-Hiranuma chō 8-1, Nishi, Yokohama, Kanagawa
（神奈川県西区西平沼町8-1）
Japan
Operated bySagami Railway
Line(s)Main Line
Connections
    History
    Opened1929
    Passengers
    200512,347 daily

    Lines

    Station layout

    Nishi-Yokohama Station has a single island platform serving two tracks.

    Platforms
    1 ■Sagami Railway Main Line Futamatagawa・Yamato・Ebina・Izumino Line to Shōnandai
    2 ■Sagami Railway Main Line Yokohama

    History

    Nishi-Yokohama Station was opened on February 14, 1929 and was the terminal of the Jinchū Railway until the opening of Hiranumabashi Station in 1931. The station was primarily a freight terminal connecting the Sotetsu Line with the national railway's freight terminal at Hodogaya Station via a short branch line. The freight service on the branch was discontinued on September 30, 1979.[1] On February 14, 1993 an unexploded bomb from World War II was discovered during construction work near the station. The current station building dates from June 26, 2005.

    Adjacent stations
    « Service »
    Sagami Railway Main Line
    Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
    Express: Does not stop at this station
    Rapid: Does not stop at this station
    Hiranumabashi   Local   Tennōchō

    References
    1. "Sotetsu Group Hand Book 2013" (PDF) (in Japanese). p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2013.


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