Kibōgaoka Station
 Kibōgaoka Station 希望ヶ丘駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 The south entrance, January 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Kibōgaoka, Asahi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 241-0825 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°27′37″N 139°30′52″E / 35.4604078°N 139.514308°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Sagami Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Sotetsu Main Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 12.2 km from Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SO11 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 26 March 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 34,404 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Kibōgaoka Station (希望ヶ丘駅, Kibōgaoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).
Lines
[edit]Kibōgaoka Station is served by the Sagami Railway Main Line, and lies 12.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is elevated and located above the platforms and tracks.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Sōtetsu Main Line | for Yamato and Ebina |
| 2 | ■ Sōtetsu Main Line | for Futamata-gawa, Nishiya, and Yokohama Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Hazawa yokohama-kokudai and Shin-YokohamaJSJA Sōtetsu-JR Link Line for Shinjuku and Kawagoe SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Hiyoshi TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Shibuya F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Wakōshi TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Kawagoeshi and Ogawamachi MG Tōkyū Meguro Line for Meguro I Toei Mita Line for Nishi-takashimadaira N Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for Akabane-iwabuchi SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-misono |
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The station concourse, September 2013 -
Platform 1, December 2014
History
[edit]Kibōgaoka Station opened on 26 March 1948.[1]
Through service with the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line to Hazawa yokohama-kokudai and the Sōtetsu-JR Link Line commenced on 30 November 2019.[2] Through service via the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line to Shin-Yokohama and the Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line commenced on 18 March 2023.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 34,404 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 33,302 | [6] |
| 2010 | 34,735 | [7] |
| 2015 | 34,916 | [8] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Futamagawa River
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 相鉄・JR、30日から直通運転 新宿・埼玉方面に接続 [Sotetsu/JR Direct operation to start on the 30th, connecting to the Shinjuku/Saitama area]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "相模鉄道，3月18日にダイヤ改正を実施" [Sagami Railway implements timetable revision on March 18]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ Kado, Eishi; Shindo, Kenichi (18 March 2023). "New railway link shortens ride from Kanagawa into Tokyo". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Kibōgaoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)