Kami-Hoshikawa Station (上星川駅, Kamihoshikawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).
Lines
Kami-Hoshikawa Station is served by the Sagami Railway Main Line, and lies 5.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Sagami Line | for Futamata-gawa • Yamato • Ebina • Izumino Line to Shonandai |
| 2 | ■ Sagami Line | for Yokohama |
History
Kamihoshikawa Station was established on December 1, 1926 as Hoshikawa Station (星川駅, Hoshikawa-eki) on the Kanchū Railway Company (the predecessor to the present Sagami Railway). The station was given its present name on April 1, 1933. The current station building was completed on November 22, 1972.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,007 passengers daily.[1]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21,905 | [2] |
| 2010 | 23,407 | [3] |
| 2015 | 25,032 | [4] |
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 16
- Yokohama City Hodogaya Junior High School
- Yokohama City Tokiwadai Elementary School
- Yokohama National University
Bus services
Yokohama Municipal Bus (Shiei), Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu (Kanachu), Sagami Railway (Sotetsu)
Kamihoshikawa Station (上星川駅, -eki) (North Ent.) bus stop
| <浜11> | Yokohama garage ・ Yokohama Station West Ent. (via Kamadai) | (Sotetsu) |
| <浜13> | Yokohama garage ・ Yokohama Sta. West Ent. (via Hazawa) | (Sotetsu) |
Kamihoshikawa (上星川) (Route 16 down side) bus stop
| <121> | Shin-Yokohama Station | (Shiei) |
| <83> | Asahi Glass | (Shiei) |
| <92> | Sasayama Housing Complex Center (Express) | (Shiei) |
| <1> | Nakayama Sta. ・ Midori garage (via Kami-Sugeta) | (Shiei) |
| <横51> | Nakayama Sta. (via Kami-Sugeta) | (Kanachu) |
| <119> | Kamoi Station (via Araicho) | (Shiei, Kanachu) |
| <62> | Senmarudai Housing Complex | (Shiei, Sotetsu, Kanachu) |
| <旭10> | Yokohama Zoo (via Tsurugamine Station) | (Sotetsu) |
| <横52> | Nakayama Sta. (via Tsurugamine Sta., Kawaishuku) | (Kanachu) |
| <5> | Wakabadai Center ・ Kamenokoyama (via Tsurugamine Sta., Kawaishuku) | (Shiei) |
| <横04> | Tsuruma Sta. East Ent. (via Tsurugamine Sta., Kawaishuku, Kamenokoyama) | (Kanachu) |
Kamihoshikawa (上星川) (Route 16 up side) bus stop
| <62,92> | Yokohama Sta. (Express) | (Shiei, Kanachu, Sotetsu) |
| <5,83><横04,横51,横52><旭10> | Yokohama Sta. (via Kofukuji) | (Shiei, Kanachu, Sotetsu) |
| <1> | Yokohama Sta. (via Mitsuzawa-Kamicho) | (Shiei) |
| <121> | Hodogaya garage | (Shiei) |
| <119> | Mine School (Weekday/Saturday only) | (Shiei, Kanachu) |
See also
References
- ^ 相 模 鉄 道 線：乗 降 人 員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanto Traffic Advertising Council. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
Media related to Kami-Hoshikawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)