Kamihoshikawa Station


Kami-Hoshikawa Station

上星川駅
Kami-Hoshikawa Station platforms
General information
LocationKami-Hoshikawa-chō 22, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 240-0042
Japan
Coordinates35°28′02″N 139°34′51″E / 35.467285°N 139.580923°E / 35.467285; 139.580923
Operated by Sagami Railway
Line(s) Sotetsu Main Line
Distance5.0 km from Yokohama
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeSO07
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1926
Previous namesHoshikawa (until 1933)
Passengers
201926,007 daily
Services
Preceding station Sotetsu Following station
Nishiya
towards Ebina
 Main Line
Local
 Wadamachi
towards Yokohama
Location
Kami-Hoshikawa Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kami-Hoshikawa Station
Kami-Hoshikawa Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Kami-Hoshikawa Station is located in Japan
Kami-Hoshikawa Station
Kami-Hoshikawa Station
Kami-Hoshikawa Station (Japan)

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

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

  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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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