Hoshikawa Station (Kanagawa)

Hoshikawa Station
星川駅

South exit of Hoshikawa Station
Location 1-chome, Hoshikawa 1-1, Hodogaya, Yokohama, Kanagawa
(神奈川県横浜市保土ヶ谷区星川1丁目1-1)
Japan
Operated by Sagami Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1927
Previous names Kita-Hodogaya (until 1931)
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 26,730 daily

Hoshikawa Station (星川駅 Hoshikawa-eki) is a railway station located in Hodogaya Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa. It is 3.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yokohama Station.

History

Hoshikawa Station opened on March 31, 1927, as Kita-Hodogaya Station (北程ヶ谷駅 Kita-Hodogaya-eki) on the Jinchu Railways, the predecessor to the Sagami Main Line. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1933.

Lines

Station layout

Hoshikawa Station has a two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is elevated and is located on a cantilever above the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

1-2 Sagami Railway Main Line FutamatagawaYamatoEbina ・ For Izumino Line
3-4 Sagami Railway Main Line Yokohama

Bus services

North Exit

South Exit

Surrounding area

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sagami Railway Main Line
Tennōchō   Local   Wadamachi
Yokohama   Rapid   Tsurugamine
Express: Does not stop at this station

References

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External links

Coordinates: 35°27′30″N 139°35′42″E / 35.458341°N 139.595107°E / 35.458341; 139.595107

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