Negishi Station (Kanagawa)
Negishi Station 根岸駅 | |
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| Negishi Station platform | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa) |
| City | Yokohama |
| Ward | Isogo |
| Neighborhood etc. | Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Isogo-ku, Higashi-chō 16-1 |
| Postal code | 235 - 0005 |
| (in Japanese) | 横浜市磯子区東町16-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1964 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | |
| Statistics | 20,830 passengers/day 2008 |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Negishi Station (根岸駅 Negishi-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Negishi Line located in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is 7.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi Line at Yokohama Station and 66.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya Station. The station is also a freight terminal on the Japan Freight Railway Company, as well as the terminus for the all-freight Honmoku Line of the Kanagawa Rinkai Railway.
History
Negishi Station was opened on May 19, 1964, as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) for both passenger and freight services. The Kanagawa Rinkai Railway's Honmoku Line, also for freight-only operations, began operations from Neishi on October 1, 1969. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) in 1987.
Lines
- East Japan Railway Company
- Japan Freight Railway Company (freight only)
- Kanagawa Rinkai Railway (freight only)
- Honmoku Line
Station layout
Negishi Station has an island platform serving two tracks for normal passenger operations, and an additional five tracks for freight operations.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Keihin-Tōhoku Line ■Negishi Line |
Isogo・ Ōfuna |
| 2 | ■Keihin-Tōhoku Line ■Negishi Line |
Yokohama・ Tokyo・ Ōmiya |
| ■Yokohama Line | Shin-Yokohama・ Machida ・ Hachiōji |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isogo | Keihin-Tōhoku Line—Negishi Line | Yamate |
References
- Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Negishi Station (Kanagawa). |
- (Japanese) JR East Negishi Station