Yayoidai Station
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Izumino![]() towards Shōnandai | Izumino Line Commuter Express Rapid Local | Ryokuentoshi![]() towards Futamata-gawa |
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Yayoidai Station (弥生台駅, Yayoidai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).
Lines
Yayoidai Station is served by the Sagami Railway Izumino Line, and lies 4.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Futamata-gawa Station.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is known for its cherry blossom in spring.
Platforms
1 | ■ Sagami Railway Izumino Line | for Shōnandai |
2 | ■ Sagami Railway Izumino Line | for Futamata-gawa, (Main Line) Yokohama and Shin-Yokohama |
- The platforms, September 2008
- Cherry blossom at Yayoidai Station
History
Yayoidai Station was opened on April 8, 1976.[1] The station building was remodeled on September 30, 1998.[citation needed] From 27 October 2013, an experimental platform edge door system is to be installed for evaluation purposes on the down (Shōnandai-bound) platform.[2] Originally scheduled to be introduced in the summer of 2013, the low-cost system developed by Takamisawa Cybernetics consists of three bars that are raised and lowered in front of the train doors, and will be installed for a length of one carriage on the down platform for a period of one year.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,056 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | daily average | |
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2005 | 16,628 | [5] |
2010 | 16,448 | [6] |
2015 | 15,457 | [7] |
Surrounding area
- International Goodwill Hospital (Emergency Hospital)
- Shimbashi Citizen's Forest
- Hatonomoriainoshi Nursery School
- Yayoidai Kindergarten
- Yokohama City Shinbashi Elementary School
See also
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 関東私鉄2社、新タイプのホームドア実証試験開始-低コストの昇降タイプ [Two private rail companies to experimentally introduce low-cost platform-edge door systems] (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ 西武・東急・相鉄で新形ホームドアの実証実験 [New platform edge doors to be evaluated at Seibu, Tokyu, and Sotetsu stations]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
Media related to Yayoidai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Sotetsu station information (in Japanese)
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- Futamata-gawa (Main Line for Yokohama or Shin-Yokohama)
- Minami-Makigahara
- Ryokuentoshi
- Yayoidai
- Izumino
- Izumi-chūō
- Yumegaoka
- Shōnandai