Futamatagawa Station

Futamatagawa Station 二俣川駅
Futamatagawa Station platforms
Location
Prefecture	Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa)
City	Yokohama
Ward	Asahi
Neighborhood etc.	Futamatagawa 2-chōme 91-7
Postal Code	241 - 0821
(in Japanese)	神奈川県横浜市旭区二俣川2丁目91-7
History
Year opened	1926
Rail services
Operator(s)	Sagami Railway
Line(s)	Main Line Izumino Line
Statistics	80,949 passengers/day 2007
Major bus terminal(s) attached to the station

Futamatagawa Station

Futamatagawa Station (二俣川駅, Futamatagawa eki) is a joint use railway station located in Asahi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The station serves both the Main Line and the Izumino Line of the Sagami Railway. It is 10.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Main Line at Yokohama Station, and is the terminus for the Izumino Line.

History

Futamatgawa Station was opened on March 12, 1926. The Izumino Line began operations from April 8, 1976. The station building was completely reconstructed, and a fourth track was added by May 28, 1989.

Lines

• Sagami Railway
  • Main Line
  • Izumino Line

Services

The typical off-peak service is:

• 15 trains an hour to Yokohama:
  • 6 Expresses (non-stop)
  • 3 Rapids (Tsurugamine, Hoshikawa, Yokohama)
  • 6 Local

• 9 Local trains an hour to Yamato
  • of which 6 continue to Ebina

• 6 Local trains an hour to Shōnandai

Station layout

Futamatagawa Station has a two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

1	■Sagami Railway Main Line	Yamato・Ebina
2	■Sagami Railway Main Line	Yamato・Ebina
	■Sagami Railway Izumino Line	Shōnandai
3	■Sagami Railway Main Line	Yokohama (Mainly local and rapid services)
4	■Sagami Railway Main Line	Yokohama (Mainly express service)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sagami Railway
Main Line
Tsurugamine		Local		Kibōgaoka Minami-Makigahara (Izumino Line)
Tsurugamine		Rapid		Minami-Makigahara (Izumino Line)
Yokohama		Express		Kibōgaoka
Izumino Line
Tsurugamine (Main Line)		Local		Minami-Makigahara
Tsurugamine (Main Line)		Rapid		Minami-Makigahara

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

• Station map