Kannai Station

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.

JK10 B17 Kannai Station 関内駅
Kannai Station south exit, May 2023
General information
Location	1-1 Minato-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-0048 Japan
Coordinates	35°26′36″N 139°38′14″E
Operated by	JR East Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
Line(s)	JK Negishi Line Blue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms + 2 island platforms
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JK10, B17
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 9, 1964
Passengers
FY2019	55,299 (JR) 23,299 (Blue Line) daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ishikawachō JK09 towards Ōfuna Negishi Line Sakuragichō JK11 towards Yokohama Yokohama Line Local Sakuragichō JK11 towards Hachiōji Preceding station Yokohama Municipal Subway Following station Kamiōoka B11 towards Shonandai Blue Line Rapid Sakuragichō B18 towards Azamino Isezaki-chōjamachi B16 towards Shonandai Blue Line Local
Location Kannai Station Location within Yokohama Show map of Yokohama Kannai Station Kannai Station (Kanagawa Prefecture) Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Kannai Station Kannai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

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  Ticket gates
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  Platform

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

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  Ticket gates
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  Platform

History

Kannai Station was opened on 9 May 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, an average of 55,299 passengers daily boarded the JR line from this station.^[1] During the same period, an additional 23,299 passengers (boarding passengers only) made use of this station for the Blue Line.^[2]

The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	JR East	Blue Line
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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Yokohama Subway Kannai Station
• Sightseeing areas near Kannai Station