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Kannai Station
関内駅
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| Kannai Station platform |
| Location |
| Prefecture |
Kanagawa
(See other stations in Kanagawa) |
| City |
Yokohama |
| Ward |
Naka
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| Neighborhood etc. |
Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Minato-cho 1-1 |
| Postal Code |
231 - 0017 |
| (in Japanese) |
横浜市中区港町一丁目1 |
| History |
| Year opened |
1964 |
| Rail services |
| Station number(s) |
B17 |
| Operator(s) |
JR East
Yokohama Subway |
| Line(s) |
Blue Line (Yokohama)
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| Statistics |
57,410 (JR)
22,325 (Blue Line) passengers/day 2008 |
 There is a bus stop near this station |
Kannai Station (関内駅, Kannai-eki?) is an interchange railway station operated by JR East's Negishi Line and the Yokohama Municipal Subway's Blue Line, located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is 3.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi Line at Yokohama Station and 62.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya Station and is 19.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Blue Line at Shōnandai.
[edit] History
Kannai Station was opened on May 9, 1964 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). The Yokohama Municipal Subway began operations to Kannai Station from September 4, 1976. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR in 1987.
[edit] Station layout
JR Kannai Station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building beloy by underpasses. The Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line Station is located on the 2nd & 3rd underground floors, north of the main station. It has two island platforms serving three tracks. Track one is unusable due to the curve of the line, and there is no corresponding platform. Tracks 2 and 4 are in regular use, and Track 3 is used only during rush hours.
[edit] JR Kannai Platforms
[edit] Blue Line Platforms
[edit] Surrounding area
- Yokohama City Hall
- Yokohama Park
- Yokohama Media Business Center
- Kanagawa Shimbun
- TVK headquarters
[edit] Adjacent stations
[edit] References
- Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 35°26′36″N 139°38′14″E / 35.44333°N 139.63722°E / 35.44333; 139.63722
There is a bus stop near this station
