Nōkendai Station

KK48
Nōkendai Station

能見台駅
Nōkendai Station, January 2021
General information
LocationNōkendai-dori 2-1, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 236-0053
Japan
Coordinates35°21′39″N 139°37′45″E / 35.3607°N 139.6292°E / 35.3607; 139.6292
Operated by Keikyū
Line(s)KK Keikyū Main Line
Distance37.4 km from Shinagawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeKK48
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMay 10, 1944
Previous namesYatsuzaka (until 1982)
Passengers
201930,365 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station
Kanazawa-Bunko
KK49
towards Kanazawa-hakkei
 Main Line
Express
 Sugita
KK46
towards Keikyū Kamata
Kanazawa-Bunko
KK49
towards Uraga
 Main Line
Local
 Keikyū Tomioka
KK47
towards Shinagawa
Location
Nōkendai Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Nōkendai Station
Nōkendai Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Nōkendai Station is located in Japan
Nōkendai Station
Nōkendai Station
Nōkendai Station (Japan)

Nōkendai Station (能見台駅, Nōkendai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

Lines

Nōkendai Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 37.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

1 ■ Keikyū Main Line for Kanazawa Bunko, Misakiguchi, Uraga
2 ■ Keikyū Main Line for Yokohama, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage

History

Nōkendai Station was opened on May 10, 1944, as Yatsuzaka Station (谷津坂駅, Yatsuzaka-eki). It was relocated to its present address and rebuilt as an elevated station in 1969. A new station building and bus terminal were completed on December 1, 1982, and the station renamed to its present name at that time.

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Nōkendai Station was assigned station number KK48.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 30,365 passengers daily.[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 29,480 [3]
2010 31,041 [4]
2015 31,598 [5]

Surrounding area

  • Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disease Center
  • Yokohama Quarantine Station Nagahama Measures Station
  • Tomioka Junior High School, Nokendai Elementary School,

See also

References

  • Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
  1. ^ "京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します" [Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.

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