Shin-Yokohama Station

Sōtetsu・Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Station (Provisional)

東急・相鉄新横浜駅（仮称）
Sōtetsu・Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Station (Provisional); 東急・相鉄新横浜駅（仮称）
Location	2-Chōme, Shin-Yokohama, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Japan
Operated by	Sagami Railway; Tokyu Corporation
Line(s)	■ Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line; ■ Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line;
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opening	2022 (planned)

JH16
Shin-Yokohama Station

新横浜駅
JH16 ; Shin-Yokohama Station; 新横浜駅
	The main station building and forecourt in March 2012
Location	Shinohara-chō, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken; Japan
Operated by	JR East; JR Central; Yokohama City Transportation Bureau;
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Shinkansen; JH Yokohama Line; Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line;
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1964
Passengers
JR East, FY2012	57,439 daily
Services
Location
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Shin-Yokohama Station (新横浜駅, Shin-yokohama-eki) is a railway station in Yokohama, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and Yokohama City Transportation Bureau.

Lines[]

Shin-Yokohama Station is served by the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Yokohama Line, and Yokohama Subway Blue Line.

Station layout[]

The station consists of an island platform at ground level serving the Yokohama Line, with two elevated island platforms for the shinkansen tracks overhead. The shinkansen platforms 2 and 3 have safety fences, as some trains passed non-stop through the station prior to 2008. The JR Central portion of the station includes a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Also, The JR East portion of the station includes a Reserved Seat Ticket Vending Machines.

JR platforms[]

1,2	■ Tokaido Shinkansen	for Tokyo
3,4	■ Tokaido Shinkansen	for Nagoya, Shin-Osaka, and Hakata
5	JH Yokohama Line	for Kikuna, Higashi-Kanagawa,Yokohama, and Ōfuna
6	JH Yokohama Line	for Machida and Hachiōji

View of the shinkansen platforms from the eastern end of platform 3/4, February 2011
The Yokohama Line platforms, August 2008

Yokohama Municipal Subway platforms[]

1	■ Blue Line	for Yokohama,Kannai, Kami-Ōoka, Totsuka, and Shōnandai
2	■ Blue Line	for Azamino

History[]

Real estate agents purchased the private property in the area by telling residents and local government officials that the land was needed to build a Nissan/Ford motor vehicle factory which would provide increased employment. Actually, however, the agents were in league with JNR and national politicians from the LDP party to acquire the land for the proposed station, which was not disclosed to the public at this time. The subterfuge was subsequently exposed in a novel and popular film called Kuro No Cho Tokkyu. The police opened several investigations, but the suspected agents, JNR employees, and political staffers fled the country until the statute of limitations on the alleged crimes expired.^[1]

Shin-Yokohama Station opened on October 1, 1964, with the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen.^[2] At the time, the surrounding area was completely rural, and the site was selected as it was the intersection of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen tracks with the existing Yokohama Line. The station was connected to the Yokohama Municipal Subway system on March 14, 1985.^[3] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the JNR portion of the station came under the operational control of JR East. The station building was remodeled in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2012, the JR East station was used by an average of 57,439 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4] The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	44,226^[5]
2005	48,040^[6]
2010	56,415^[7]
2011	56,666^[8]
2012	57,439^[4]

Surrounding area[]

The Nissan Stadium (formerly International Stadium Yokohama) (the largest stadium in Japan with a capacity of 72,327 seats) was the host to the 2002 FIFA World Cup final match and is the home of the Yokohama F Marinos soccer team. The Nissan Stadium and the Yokohama Arena are each about a 10-minute walk from the station. The Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum is about a 5-minute walk from the station.

Nearby hotels[]

Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel
Hotel Associa Shin-Yokohama

Future developments[]

Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line[]

The station is planned to open in 2022, with 2 platforms and 3 tracks, where the middle track will be used for Tōkyū train which originates service from here. This platform layout will also enable Sōtetsu and Tōkyū to turn back when accidents occur.

The station will be jointly operated by Sōtetsu and Tōkyū.

References[]

^ Whiting, Robert, "Negative impact of 1964 Olympics profound", Japan Times, 24 October 2014, p. 14
^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 24. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
^ 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. 235. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

External links[]

Shin-Yokohama station information (JR Central) (in Japanese)
Shin-Yokohama station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
Shin-Yokohama station information (Yokohama Subway) (in Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°30′27″N 139°37′03″E / 35.50750°N 139.61750°E / 35.50750; 139.61750

[1] Whiting, Robert, "Negative impact of 1964 Olympics profound", Japan Times, 24 October 2014, p. 14

[jnr1985-2] 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 24. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

[terada2013-3] 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. 235. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[jreast2012stats-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

[jreast2000stats-5] 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

[jreast2005stats-6] 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

[jreast2010stats-7] 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

[jreast2011stats-8] 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

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show v t Stations of Kanagawa Eastern Line
Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line	(Sōtetsu Main Line towards Ebina / Sōtetsu Izumino Line towards Shōnandai << ) Nishiya Hazawa yokohama-kokudai (>> JR East Tōkaidō Freight Line towards Musashi-Kosugi and JR East Saikyō Line) Shin-Yokohama (Provisional) (>> Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line)
Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line	(Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line << ) Shin-Yokohama (Provisional) Hiyoshi (>> Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Shibuya / Tōkyū Meguro Line for Meguro)