Higashi-Totsuka Station

Higashi-Totsuka
東戸塚

East Exit of Higashi-Totsuka Station, November 2004
Location 692 Shinano-chō, Totsuka, Yokohama, Kanagawa
(横浜市戸塚区品濃町692)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1980
Traffic
Passengers (FY2008[1]) 57,523 daily

Higashi-Totsuka Station (東戸塚駅 Higashi-Totsuka-eki) is a railway station in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Totsuka Station is served by the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and the Yokosuka Line. It is located 36.7 km from the terminus of the Yokosuka Line at Tokyo Station. The station is located on the Tōkaidō Main Line, but trains operating on the Tōkaidō Main Line do not stop at Higashi-Totsuka.

Station layout

Higashi Totsuka Station has a single island platform with two tracks. The station buildings are built above the platforms.

The Yokosuka line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line share the same platforms. There are another two sets of tracks to the either side of the platform. One set is used for the through traffic of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and the other set is for non-stop freight trains.

Platforms

1 Yokosuka Line for Yokohama and Tokyo (Sōbu Main Line to Chiba and Narita Airport)
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ōmiya
2 Yokosuka Line for Ōfuna, Zushi, Kamakura, Yokosuka, and Kurihama
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Ōfuna and Zushi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yokosuka Line
Hodogaya Local Totsuka
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
Hodogaya Local Totsuka
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station

History

Higashi Totsuka Station opened as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on October 1, 1980, after local residents had petitioned the government for a railway station for over a half century. The opening coincided with the separation of the tracks for the Tōkaidō Main Line and Yokosuka Line into two separate sets of tracks from Yokohama through Ofuna Station.

Surrounding area

The Aurora Mall, in front of the train station, houses Aeon and Seibu stores.[2][3]

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
  1. JR East statistics. Average number of incoming passengers in fiscal year 2008.
  2. "イオン東戸塚店のアクセスマップ". Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. "西武東戸塚店トップ". Retrieved March 19, 2016.

External links

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Coordinates: 35°25′48″N 139°33′24″E / 35.43000°N 139.55667°E / 35.43000; 139.55667

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