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Hoshikawa Station (Kanagawa)

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

星川駅
Hoshikawa Station, July 2021
General information
Location1-chome, Hoshikawa 1-1, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 240-0006
Japan
Coordinates35°27′30″N 139°35′42″E / 35.458341°N 139.595107°E / 35.458341; 139.595107
Operated by Sagami Railway
Line(s) Sotetsu Main Line
Distance3.3 km from Yokohama
Platforms2 island platforms
Construction
Structure typeelevated
Other information
Station codeSO05
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 31, 1927
Previous namesKita-Hodogaya (until 1931)
Passengers
201928,302 daily
Services
Preceding station Sotetsu Following station
Nishiya
towards Ebina
Main Line
Rapid
Yokohama
Terminus
Wadamachi
towards Ebina
Main Line
Local
Tennōchō
towards Yokohama
Location
Hoshikawa Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Hoshikawa Station
Hoshikawa Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Hoshikawa Station is located in Japan
Hoshikawa Station
Hoshikawa Station
Hoshikawa Station (Japan)

Hoshikawa Station (星川駅, Hoshikawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).

Lines

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Hoshikawa Station is served by the Sagami Railway Main Line, and lies 3.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is elevated and is located above the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

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1, 2  Sagami Line for Futamata-gawa • Yamato • Ebina • Izumino Line to Shonandai
3, 4  Sagami Line for Yokohama

History

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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.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,302 passengers daily.[1]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 24,605 [2]
2010 27,506 [3]
2015 29,366 [4]

Surrounding area

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  • Hodogaya Ward Office (north exit)
  • Yokohama Business Park (south exit)

Bus services

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North Exit

  • Mine shōgakkō mae (峰小学校前) bus stop (5 minutes walking)
  • Hodogaya shako-mae (保土ヶ谷車庫前) bus stop (5 minutes walking)

South Exit

  • Hoshikawa Station bus stop (in front of the station)
  • Hoshikawa Station bus stop (3 minutes walking)
    • For the west
      • Yokohama Municipal Bus
        • <22>Hodogaya Station West Exit (via Wadamachi Station)
        • <25>Hodogaya Statien West Exit (via Hanamidai)
      • Sagami Railway Bus
        • <浜16>Nishihara Housing Complex (via Wadamachi Station)
    • For the east
      • Yokohama Municipal Bus
      • Sagami Railway Bus
        • <浜16>Yokohama Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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