- Sakuragichō Station
infobox japan station
namerom= Sakuragichō
name= 桜木町
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caption= Sakuragichō Station as seen from the top of theLandmark Tower
pref= Kanagawa
city= Yokohama
ward= Naka
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open= 1872
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oldname= Yokohama
presentname= 1915
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operator= JR East,Yokohama Municipal Subway
line=Keihin-Tōhoku Line ,Negishi Line , Line 3 (Blue Line)
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bus=nihongo|Sakuragichō Station|桜木町駅|Sakuragichō-eki, is a railway station located in Naka Ward,
Yokohama ,Japan .Lines
Sakuragichō Station is served by the following lines.
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East Japan Railway Company
**Keihin-Tōhoku Line /Negishi Line *Yokohama Municipal Subway
**Line 3tation layout
The JR East platforms are located in the above-ground portion of Sakuragichō Station.
The Yokohama City Subway is located on the 4th underground floor, south of the main station.
History
Sakuragichō is one of Japan's oldest stations. It opened on
June 12 ,1872 as Yokohama Station when the service between Shinagawa and Yokohama provisionally started. The station was renamed Sakuragichō Station onAugust 15 ,1915 when the next Yokohama Station opened (nearTakashimachō Station ).Between
March 31 ,1932 andJanuary 30 ,2004 , Sakuragichō Station was the terminus of theTōkyū Tōyoko Line .On
April 24 ,1951 , a JNR Keihin Line (now part of theNegishi Line ) train approaching the station caught fire when the train hit a loose overhead wire and caused ashort circuit . The fire killed 106 and injured 92. [Saito, Masao [http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr33/f04_sai.html "Japanese Railway Safety and the Technology of the Day"] . Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 33 (pp.4–13). Retrieved on3 August 2008 .]tation area
The station is located near the
Minato Mirai 21 district andLandmark Tower , Japan's tallest skyscraper.Adjacent stations
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References
External links
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/stations/740.html JR East Sakuragichō Station] ja icon
* [http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/koutuu/english/sub/kounaizu_en/18.html Yokohama Subway Sakuragichō Station]
* [http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/walking/1060_01.html Bus Terminals at Yokohama & Sakuragichō Stations]
* [http://www.kanagawa-kankou.or.jp/english/spot/yokohama_cent/yc_01-10.html Sightseeing areas near Sakuragichō Station]
* [http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/walking/images/1400/map_pdf/05.pdf Map of the Sakuragichō Station area] (PDF)
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