Kannai Station
JK10  Kannai Station 関内駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kannai Station, April 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1-1 Minato-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-0048 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°26′36″N 139°38′14″E / 35.44333°N 139.63722°ECoordinates: 35°26′36″N 139°38′14″E / 35.44333°N 139.63722°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JK10, B17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 9, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 55,299 (JR) 23,299 (Blue Line) daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kannai Station (関内駅, Kannai-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Yokohama Municipal Subway.
Lines[]
Kannai Station is served by the Negishi Line from Yokohama to Ōfuna in Kanagawa Prefecture. with through services inter-running to and from the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and also the Yokohama Line. It is 3.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi line at Yokohama, and 62.1 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya. It is also served by the underground Yokohama Subway Blue Line, and is 19.7 km from the terminus of the Blue Line at Shōnandai.
Station layout[]
JR Kannai Station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building below by underpasses. The Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line Station is located on the 2nd & 3rd underground floors, north of the main station. It has two island platforms serving three tracks. Platform 1 is not used due to the curvature of the line, and there is no corresponding track. Platforms 2 and 4 are in use, and Platform 3 is not in use for embarking or disembarking passengers but only for storage.
JR Platforms[]
| 1 | JK Negishi Line | for Isogo and Ōfuna |
| 2 | JK Negishi Line-Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Yokohama, Tokyo, and Ōmiya |
| JH Yokohama Line | for Yokohama, Nagatsuta, Machida, and Hachiōji |
Blue Line Platforms[]
| 2 | ■ Blue Line | for Kamiōoka, Totsuka, and Shōnandai |
| 3 | ■ Blue Line | not in use |
| 4 | ■ Blue Line | for Yokohama, Shin-Yokohama, and Azamino |
History[]
Kannai Station was opened on May 9, 1964 as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The Yokohama Municipal Subway began operations to Kannai Station from September 4, 1976. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR in 1987.[citation needed]
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 55,299 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] During the same period, the Yokohama Municipal Subway by an average of 23,299 passengers daily, (boarding passengers only).[2]
The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | JR East | Blue Line | |
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| 2005 | 56,273 | 20,274 | [3] |
| 2010 | 55,270 | 22,184 | [4] |
| 2015 | 54,975 | 23,208 | [5] |
Surrounding area[]
- Yokohama City Hall
- Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
- Yokohama Park
- Yokohama Stadium
- Yokohama Media Business Center
- Kanagawa Shimbun
- TV Kanagawa headquarters
- Isezakichō Shopping Street
- Yokohama Chinatown
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 横浜市統計書 第９章 道路、運輸及び通信 [Yokohama City Statistics Chapter 9 Roads, Transportation and Communications (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Yokohama City. 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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Kannai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture
- Stations of Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
- Blue Line (Yokohama)
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1964
- Negishi Line
- Keihin-Tōhoku Line
- Railway stations in Yokohama