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TY17
Myōrenji Station

妙蓮寺駅
TY17; Myōrenji Station; 妙蓮寺駅
	The central entrance of Myōrenji Station in August 2022
General information
Location	1-1-1 Kikuna, Kōhoku Ward, Yokohama City; Kanagawa Prefecture 222-0011; Japan
Coordinates	35°29′55″N 139°37′59″E / 35.498474°N 139.633138°E
Operated by	Tōkyū Railways
Line(s)	TY Tōyoko Line
Distance	20.2 km (12.6 mi) from Shibuya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	TY17
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 February 1926; 98 years ago
Previous names	Myōrenji-mae (until 1931)
Passengers
FY 2019	26,102 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Myōrenji Station Location within Yokohama Myōrenji Station Myōrenji Station (Kanagawa Prefecture) Myōrenji Station Myōrenji Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula) Myōrenji Station Myōrenji Station (Japan)

Myōrenji Station (妙蓮寺駅, Myōrenji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Tokyu Corporation. It is located in front of Myōrenji Buddhist temple after which it takes its name.

Lines

Myōrenji Station is served by the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line from Shibuya in Tokyo to Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is 20.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shibuya.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line	for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Minatomirai and Motomachi-Chūkagai
2	TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line	for Kikuna, Musashi-Kosugi, Jiyūgaoka, Naka-Meguro, and Shibuya F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shinjuku-sanchōme, Ikebukuro, Kotake-mukaihara, and Wakōshi Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Shinrin-kōen

History

The station opened on February 14, 1926, as Myōrenji-mae Station (妙蓮寺前駅). It was renamed Myōrenji on January 1, 1931.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,102 passengers daily.^[1]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	25,797	^[2]
2010	24,538	^[3]
2015	25,063	^[4]

Surrounding area

Myoren-ji Temple
Myorenji Station Shopping Street
Yokohama Myorenji Post Office
Yokohama City Kohoku Elementary School

References

^ "2020年度乗降人員" (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.