Sakuragichō Station
Sakuragichō Station 桜木町駅 | |
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| Sakuragichō Station as seen from the top of the Landmark Tower | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa) |
| City | Yokohama |
| Ward | Naka |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1872 |
| Former name | Yokohama Station |
| Present name since | 1915 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East, Yokohama Municipal Subway |
| Line(s) | Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Negishi Line, Blue Line (Line 3) |
Sakuragichō Station (桜木町駅 Sakuragichō-eki), is a railway station in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
Lines
Sakuragichō Station is served by the JR East Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Negishi Line, and by the Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (B18).
Station layout
JR East
The JR East platforms are located in the above-ground portion of Sakuragichō Station.
| 1 | ■Negishi Line | for Isogo and Ōfuna |
| 2 | ■ | (disembarking only) |
| 3- 4 | ■Keihin-Tōhoku Line ■Negishi Line |
for Yokohama, Kawasaki, Tokyo, and Ōmiya |
| ■Yokohama Line | for Shin-Yokohama, Nagatsuta, Machida, Hashimoto, and Hachiōji |
Yokohama Subway
The Yokohama City Subway is located on the 4th basement level, south of the main station.
| 1 | ■Blue Line | for Kannai, Kamiōoka, Totsuka, and Shōnandai |
| 2 | ■Blue Line | for Yokohama, Shin-Yokohama, and Azamino |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keihin-Tōhoku Line — Negishi Line | ||||
| Yokohama | Rapid | Kannai | ||
| Yokohama | Local | Kannai | ||
| Yokohama Subway Blue Line (Line 3) (B18) | ||||
| Kannai (B17) | - | Takashimachō (B19) | ||
History
Sakuragichō is one of Japan's oldest stations. It opened on June 12, 1872 as the original Yokohama Station when the service between Shinagawa and Yokohama provisionally started. The station was renamed Sakuragichō Station on August 15, 1915 when the then-new and second Yokohama Station opened near Takashimachō Station. Yokohama Station would eventually be relocated again after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, to its third and current location.
Between March 31, 1932 and January 30, 2004, Sakuragichō Station was the terminus of the Tokyu Toyoko Line.
On April 24, 1951, a 63 series Keihin Line (now part of the Negishi Line) train approaching the station caught fire when the train hit a loose overhead wire and caused a short circuit. The fire killed 106 and injured 92.[1]
Surrounding area
The station is located near the Minato Mirai 21 district and Landmark Tower, Japan's tallest skyscraper.
References
- ↑ Saito, Masao "Japanese Railway Safety and the Technology of the Day". Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 33 (pp.4–13). Retrieved on 3 August 2008.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sakuragichō Station. |
- JR East Sakuragichō Station (Japanese)
- Yokohama Subway Sakuragichō Station
- Bus Terminals at Yokohama & Sakuragichō Stations
- Sightseeing areas near Sakuragichō Station
- Map of the Sakuragichō Station area (PDF)
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Coordinates: 35°27′03″N 139°37′52″E / 35.45083°N 139.63111°E