Yōkōdai Station

Yōkōdai Station (洋光台駅, Yōkōdai-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Negishi Line located in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is 14.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi Line at Yokohama Station and 73.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya Station.

JK04 Yōkōdai 洋光台
Yōkōdai Station
Location	Yokohama-shi, Isogo-ku, Yōkōdai 3-14-1, Isogo, Yokohama, Kanagawa （横浜市磯子区洋光台三丁目14-1） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Negishi Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1970
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	21,989 daily

History

The area around Yōkōdai Station was formerly a small rural pocket within central Yokohama. It was developed into a large housing district in the early 1970s. The Japan National Railways (JNR) Keihin-Tōhoku Line was extended from its former terminus at Isogo Station, and Yōkōdai Station was opened on 17 March 1970. The line was further extended to Ōfuna Station in 1973. The station came under the management of JR East on April 1, 1987 after the privatization of the JNR.

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Keihin-Tōhoku Line - Negishi Line, Yokohama Line

Station layout

Yōkōdai Station has an island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by an underpass.

Platforms

1	JK Negishi Line	for Kōnandai, Hongōdai and Ōfuna
2	JK Negishi Line-Keihin-Tohoku Line	for Yokohama, Tokyo, and Ōmiya
	JH Yokohama Line	for Yokohama, Nagatsuta, Machida, and Hachiōji

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Negishi Line JK04
Kōnandai JK03		-	Shin-Sugita JK05
Yokohama Line JK04
Kōnandai JK03		(Yokohama-bound limited)		Shin-Sugita JK05

Surrounding area

• Yokohama Science Center, a municipal science museum for children, is located near the station.

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)