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).
 Kibōgaoka Station 希望ヶ丘駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 The south entrance, January 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SO11 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 March 1948 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 34,404 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKibōgaoka 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
editThe 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
editKibōgaoka 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
editIn 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
editReferences
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)