Nishi-Yokohama Station

Nishi-Yokohama Station 西横浜駅
Nishi-Yokohama Station station building
Location
Prefecture	Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa)
City	Yokohama
Ward	Nishi
Neighborhood etc.	Nishi-Hiranuma chō 8-1
Postal Code	220 - 0024
(in Japanese)	神奈川県西区西平沼町8-1
History
Year opened	1929
Rail services
Operator(s)	Sagami Railway
Line(s)	Sagami Railway Main Line
Statistics	12,347 passengers/day 2005
There are no bus services at this station

Nishi-Yokohama Station (西横浜駅, Nishi-Yokohama-eki^?) is a railway station located in Nishi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 1.8 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Yokohama Station.

History

Nishi-Yokohama Station was opened on February 14, 1929. From 1948 to 1993, the station was primarily a freight station connecting Yokohama with the Hodogaya Freight Terminal. 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.

Lines

• Sagami Railway
  • Sagami Railway Main Line

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sagami Railway Main Line
Hiranumabashi		Local		Tennōchō
Rapid: no stop
Express: no stop

References

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

External links

• Station Map
• Satellite picture on Google Map

Coordinates: 35°27′13″N 139°36′31″E / 35.4537°N 139.6087°E / 35.4537; 139.6087