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Yokohama Station
横浜駅
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| Prefecture | Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa) |
| City | Yokohama |
| Ward | Nishi |
| Neighborhood etc. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area Economy Japan Airlines operates a domestic flights-only ticketing office inside the Sky Building in Nishi-ku | 1-chome, Takashima(Keikyu) 2-chome, Takashima(JR) 1-chome, Minami-Saiwai(Tokyu, Sotetsu, Subway) |
| (in Japanese) | 神奈川県横浜市西区高島一丁目 高島二丁目 南幸一丁目 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1872 (1st) 1915 (2nd) 1928 (3rd, the present) |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | East Japan Railway Company Keihin Electric Express Railway Tokyu Corporation Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company Sagami Railway Yokohama City Transportation Bureau |
 Major bus terminal(s) attached to station |
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Yokohama Station (横浜駅 yokohama-eki?) is a main interchange station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies The ( also known as or more recently, is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula The ( also known in Japanese as Tōkyū Dentetsu (東急電鉄 for short is a major private railway operator in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. The is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture and Tokyu Corporation. The or is a railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The Yokohama City Transportation Bureau (横浜市交通局 is the administrative agency in charge of Public transportation services in the city of Yokohama, "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates The is the tallest building in Japan, standing high It is located in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city right next to Yokohama Museum Economy Japan Airlines operates a domestic flights-only ticketing office inside the Sky Building in Nishi-ku For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. It is the busiest station in Kanagawa Prefecture and the 5th busiest in Japan as of 2004, serving 2. 05 million passengers daily.
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Lines
Yokohama Station is served by the following lines:
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
- Keihin Electric Express Railway (Keikyū)
- Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu)
- Tokyu Corporation
- Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
- Yokohama Municipal Subway
(JR Central's Tōkaidō Shinkansen passes through Shin-Yokohama Station, not Yokohama Station)
Station layout
JR East and Keikyū platforms are located in the main above ground portion of Yokohama Station. is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. The is a rail line of JR East. The line is 733 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station, is of 1067 mm gauge and is double-tracked Descriptions Distance 426 km Operators JR East The is a railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001 connecting the cities of Maebashi, Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Saitama, Tokyo The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama The is a rail segment between Yokohama and Ōfuna stations operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East connecting crucial sightseeing spots in Yokohama The ( also known as or more recently, is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula Rapid service The operator Keikyū offers 5 types of rapid service as well as Local trains The or is a railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Line data Total length 246 km Number of Stations 18 Number of signalboxes 1 Multiple-track segments Entire line The ( also known in Japanese as Tōkyū Dentetsu (東急電鉄 for short is a major private railway operator in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. History The first section of the line from Tamagawa to Kanagawa (separate from the present Kanagawa of Keikyū opened on February 14, 1926 The is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture and Tokyu Corporation. The, commonly known as the, is a subway line of the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company connecting Yokohama Station to Yokohama Chinatown through the is the metro network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo In Kanagawa pref The is a 40 km (22 Mile) line in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system of Yokohama, Japan, operated by Yokohama City Transportation The ( is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu ( Nagoya) region of central Japan. is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka. is a Train station in Yokohama, Japan. It is located on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Yokohama Line, and Yokohama Municipal Subway Keikyū's section consists of platforms 1-2, JR has platforms 3-10.
| 1 | ■Keikyū Main Line | Uraga ・Kurihama Line ・ Misakiguchi ・ Zushi Line |
| 2 | ■Keikyū Main Line | Shinagawa ・Segakuji ・ Through service for Toei Asakusa Line ・Keisei Main Line |
| 3 | ■Negishi Line | Sakuragichō・Isogo・Ōfuna |
| 4 | ■Keihin-Tōhoku Line | Kawasaki・Tokyo・Ōmiya |
| ■Yokohama Line | Shin-Yokohama・Machida・Hashimoto・Hachiōji | |
| 5-6 | ■Tōkaidō Line | Odawara・Atami |
| 7-8 | ■Tōkaidō Line | Kawasaki・Shinagawa・Tokyo |
| 9 | ■Yokosuka Line | Zushi・Kamakura・Yokosuka・Kurihama |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Totsuka ・Ōfuna | |
| 10 | ■Yokosuka Line | Shinagawa・Tokyo ・ Sobu Line to Chiba・Naruto ・Narita Line to Narita Airport・Uchibō Line to Kimitsu・Sotobō Line to Kazusa-Ichinomiya |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Shibuya ・Shinjuku ・Ōmiya |
Tokyu Corporation and the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company share the same underground station located in the 5th underground level of Yokohama Station, to the west of the JR platforms. Rapid service The operator Keikyū offers 5 types of rapid service as well as Local trains Rapid service The operator Keikyū offers 5 types of rapid service as well as Local trains The is a subway line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation in Tokyo, Japan. Rapid and express services; charged run the entire length of the line in 53 minutes The is a rail segment between Yokohama and Ōfuna stations operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East connecting crucial sightseeing spots in Yokohama The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama Descriptions Distance 426 km Operators JR East The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. The is a rail line of JR East. The line is 733 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station, is of 1067 mm gauge and is double-tracked The is a railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001 connecting the cities of Maebashi, Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Saitama, Tokyo The is a rail line of JR East. The line is 733 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station, is of 1067 mm gauge and is double-tracked Definition The character of the line distincts at Chiba Western urbanized section is informally but commonly called without "Main" The is a name used by three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East along Tokyo Bay, on the Western shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company along the Pacific Ocean, on the Eastern shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. The is a railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001 connecting the cities of Maebashi, Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Saitama, Tokyo The ( also known in Japanese as Tōkyū Dentetsu (東急電鉄 for short is a major private railway operator in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. The is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture and Tokyu Corporation.
| 1 | ■Minatomirai Line | Minato Mirari ・ Bashamichi ・ Motomachi-Chūkagai |
| 2 | ■Tōkyū Tōyoko Line | Musashi-Kosugi ・ Jiyūgaoka ・ Shibuya |
The Yokohama Municipal Subway is located on the 3rd underground floor, west of the main station. The, commonly known as the, is a subway line of the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company connecting Yokohama Station to Yokohama Chinatown through the History The first section of the line from Tamagawa to Kanagawa (separate from the present Kanagawa of Keikyū opened on February 14, 1926 is the metro network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo In Kanagawa pref
| 1 | ■Line 3 | Sakuragichō ・Kannai ・ Shōnandai |
| 2 | ■Line 3 | Shin-Yokohama ・ Azamino |
Sagami Railway is an above ground structure to the west of the main station, connected to the Sotetsu Department Store. The is a 40 km (22 Mile) line in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system of Yokohama, Japan, operated by Yokohama City Transportation The is a 40 km (22 Mile) line in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system of Yokohama, Japan, operated by Yokohama City Transportation The or is a railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
| 1 | ■Sagami Railway Main Line | Futamatagawa ・Yamato ・Ebina ・(Through service to the Izumino Line at Futamatagawa to Shōnandai) (Local Only) |
| 2 | ■Sagami Railway Main Line | Futamatagawa ・Yamato ・Ebina ・(Through service to the Izumino Line at Futamatagawa to Shōnandai) |
| 3 | ■Sagami Railway Main Line | Futamatagawa ・Yamato ・Ebina (Express Only) |
Station area
The west and east have a complex underground business district which spans over several floors and is directly connected with the buildings which surround the station. Line data Total length 246 km Number of Stations 18 Number of signalboxes 1 Multiple-track segments Entire line Line data Total length 246 km Number of Stations 18 Number of signalboxes 1 Multiple-track segments Entire line Line data Total length 246 km Number of Stations 18 Number of signalboxes 1 Multiple-track segments Entire line Yokohama station has three bus terminals, and two other bus terminals are located near the station.
East entrance
- Porta
- Sogo (with Yokohama station eastside bus terminal)
- Lumine
- Kiyoken
- Marui (0101)
- Yokohama Sky Building (city air terminal, and its bus terminal)
- Yokohama Plaza Hotel
- Yokohama Central Japan Post Office
- The Port Service Yokohama Station East Exit pier
West entrance
- The Diamond (underground shopping mall, and stairs to westside bus terminal)
- Takashimaya
- CIAL
- Sotetsu Joinus
- Sotetsu Mobile
- Sotetsu highway bus terminal
- Yokohama station westside second bus terminal
- Yokohama Cinema Society
- Yokohama Excel Hotel Tokyu
- Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel and Towers
- Okadaya More's
- Tokyu Hands, Yokohama Location
- Yodobashi Camera, in front of Yokohama Station
- Biccamera, Yokohama Location
- Vivre
- Daiei
- NTT Yokohama East Building
History
- May 7, 1872 (June 12 in Gregorian calendar): Yokohama Station (original station, now Sakuragichō Station) opens as one of the first railway stations in Japan. Sogo Co Ltd (株式会社そごう) is a department store chain that operates an extensive network of branches in Japan. ( is a Japanese Retail company which operates a chain of Department stores in Tokyo. was a public corporation in Japan, that existed from 2003–2007 offering postal and package delivery services banking services and life insurance is a Ship operating company in Yokohama. Its English name includes "the" ( is a large Japanese department store chain Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinshichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth the The or is a railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Note Tokyu Department Store is a different department store run by the same company Tokyu Group. Yodobashi Camera CoLtd (ヨドバシカメラ is a Chain store mainly selling electronic products Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today
- July 11, 1887: The railway is extended from Yokohama to Kōzu Station. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common is a Train station in Odawara Kanagawa, Japan. It is located on the Tōkaidō Main Line and Gotemba Line Through trains between Shimbashi Station and Kōzu Station require a switchback at Yokohama Station. is a major interchange station in Tokyo 's Minato Ward Located centrally and a 10-minute walk from the Ginza shopping district directly south of Tokyo
- August 1, 1898: A line bypassing Yokohama Station is opened to avoid the switchback. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Through trains stop at Kanagawa Station or Hodogaya Station instead of Yokohama Station, and shuttle trains connect Yokohama and Hodogaya. is a Train station in Hodogaya Ward, Yokohama, Japan. Lines East Japan Railway Company
- August 15, 1915: The second Yokohama Station opens close to the present day Takashimachō Station to allow Tōkaidō Main Line trains to call at Yokohama Station. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year is a subway station located in Nishi-ku Yokohama, Japan and operated by Yokohama Municipal Subway. The original Yokohama Station is renamed Sakuragichō Station. The Yokohama–Hodogaya shuttle trains cease. JR East uses this date as the opening date of the current Yokohama Station. [1]
- September 1, 1923: The station is destroyed by a fire in the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The struck the Kantō plain on the Japanese main island of Honshū at 1158 on the morning of September 1, 1923.
- September 7, 1923: The station reopens with a temporary building. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- March 18, 1928: Tokyo Yokohama Railway (now the Tokyu Toyoko Line) is connected to the station. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History The first section of the line from Tamagawa to Kanagawa (separate from the present Kanagawa of Keikyū opened on February 14, 1926
- October 15, 1928: The third (current) Yokohama Station opens on the north side of the second station. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Tōkaidō Main Line also moves to its current route.
- February 5, 1930: Keihin Electric Railway (now the Keikyu Main Line) is connected to the station. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rapid service The operator Keikyū offers 5 types of rapid service as well as Local trains
- December 27, 1933: Jinchū Railway (now the Sotetsu Main Line) is connected to the station. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Line data Total length 246 km Number of Stations 18 Number of signalboxes 1 Multiple-track segments Entire line
- March 29, 1945: The station is destroyed in the Yokohama Air Raid. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
- December 9, 1957: The north side underground entrance opens. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
- December 1, 1965: The MARS on-line ticket reservation system is introduced at the station. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. which stands for MA gnetic electronic seat R eservation S ystem or more recently M ulti A ccess seat R eservation
- September 4, 1976: The Yokohama City Subway Line No. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 3 is connected to Yokohama Station.
- November 7, 1980: The new east station building and east-west passage open. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
- January 31, 2004: The Tōkyū Tōyoko Line platform reopens underground. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
- February 1, 2004: The Minatomirai Line opens. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōkaidō Line | ||||
| Kawasaki | Local | Totsuka | ||
| Kawasaki | Rapid Acty | Totsuka | ||
| Commuter Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Keihin-Tōhoku Line—Negishi Line | ||||
| Higashi-Kanagawa | Local | Sakuragichō | ||
| Higashi-Kanagawa | Rapid | Sakuragichō | ||
| Yokosuka Line | ||||
| Shin-Kawasaki | Local | Hodogaya | ||
| Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | ||||
| Shin-Kawasaki | Local | Hodogaya | ||
| Ōsaki | Rapid | Totsuka | ||
| Ōsaki | Special Rapid | Totsuka | ||
| Keikyū Main Line | ||||
| Kanagawa | Local | Tobe | ||
| Kanagawa-Shinmachi | Ltd. is a railway station of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East located in Kawasaki Kanagawa, Japan. is a Train station in Totsuka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. Connecting lines East Japan Railway Company is located in Kanagawa-ku Yokohama, Japan. The station opened on 2 April 1966. is a railway station located in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. Lines Sakuragichō Station is served by the following lines is a railway station of the East Japan Railway Company located in Kawasaki Kanagawa, is a Train station in Hodogaya Ward, Yokohama, Japan. Lines East Japan Railway Company is a railway station in Tokyo 's Shinagawa Ward It is one of the stations where trains on the Yamanote Line loop are put into and taken out of service is a Railway station located in Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, Japan. is a Railway station located in Nishi Ward, Yokohama, Japan. Lines Tobe Station is served by the following line is a Railway station located in eastern Yokohama, Japan. Station layout Keikyu platforms Express | Kami-Ōoka | ||
| Keikyū Kawasaki | Rapid Ltd. is located in Kōnan Ward, Yokohama, Japan. Lines Kami-Ōoka Station is served by the following lines Keihin Keikyū Kawasaki Station (京急川崎駅 -eki is a railway station of the Keihin Electric Express Railway located in Kawasaki Kanagawa, Japan Express | Kami-Ōoka | ||
| Keikyū Wing: no stop | ||||
| Sagami Railway Main Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Hiranumabashi | ||
| Terminus | Rapid | Hoshikawa | ||
| Terminus | Express | Futamatagawa | ||
| Tōkyū Tōyoko Line / Minatomirai Line |
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| Tanmachi | Local | Shin-Takashima | ||
| Kikuna | Express | Minatomirai | ||
| Kikuna | Commuter Ltd. is a station located in Nishi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, serving 5373 people daily (2004 is located in Hodogaya Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa. It serves 23991 people daily (2004 is a station located in Asahi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa. It serves 77895 people daily (2004 is an underground railway station in Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. is an underground station located in Nishi-ku Yokohama, Japan. is a station located in Kōhoku-ku Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. is an underground station located in Nishi-ku Yokohama, Japan. Express | Minatomirai | ||
| Kikuna | Ltd. Express | Minatomirai | ||
| Yokohama Municipal Subway Line 3 | ||||
| Mitsuzawa-Shimochō | - | Takashimachō | ||
External links
- (English)JR-East (Yokohama Station)
- (Japanese)Sotetsu Line (Yokohama Station Map)
- Yokohama Subway Yokohama Station
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