Nishi-Yokohama Station
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Nishi-Yokohama Station
西横浜駅
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| 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.
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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.
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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 | » | ||
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| 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
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Coordinates: 35°27′13″N 139°36′31″E / 35.4537°N 139.6087°E
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