Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station

Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station (羽沢横浜国大駅, Hazawa-Yokohama-Kokudai-eki) is a railway station on the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line and Tōkaidō Freight Line.^[1] It is located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. This station is jointly operated by Sōtetsu (Sagami Railway), with station number SO51, and JR East.

Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station 羽沢横浜国大駅
Station building on its opening day of operation (30 November 2019)
General information
Location	2-Chōme, Hazawa-Minami, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	35.481389°N 139.586389°E / 35.481389; 139.586389
Operated by	Sagami Railway JR East
Line(s)	■ Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line Tōkaidō Freight Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	30 November 2019
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station through to Sagami Railway Sōtetsu–JR Link Line Musashi-Kosugi MKGJS15 towards Shinjuku Preceding station Sotetsu Following station Nishiya towards Ebina Sōtetsu–JR Link Line Limited Express Local through to JR East Nishiya Terminus Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line Shin-yokohama Terminus

History

Chronology

• 11 December 2017: Sōtetsu finalised the station name as Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station.^[2] However, as of that time the route name was still provisional. The station's name comes from its locale, Hazawa (羽沢), and also its neighbouring university, the Yokohama National University, or in Japanese, Yokohama Kokudai (横浜国大).
• 30 November 2019: Opening of the Sōtetsu JR Link Line.^[2]
• 18 March 2023: Opening of the Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line extension towards Shin-yokohama.^[3]

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  Platforms 1 and 2

Station layout

The station consists of two underground side platforms. At the east side of the station, the tracks for the JR Link Line and the Tōkyū Link Line diverge, with the JR Link Line converging with the Tōkaidō Freight Line after leaving the junction.^[4]

Platforms

1	Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line	for Nishiya and Futamata-gawa
2	JA Through to Saikyō Line	for Musashi-Kosugi, Ōsaki, and Shinjuku (some trains for Kawagoe)
	Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line	for Shin-Yokohama, through to SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Tsunashima and Hiyoshi Upbound through services via Tōyoko Line: TY Tōyoko Line for Musashi-Kosugi and Shibuya  F Fukutoshin Line for Shinjuku-sanchōme, Ikebukuro, Kotake-mukaihara and Wakōshi   TJ Tōjō Line for Kawagoeshi, Shinrinkōen and Ogawamachi Upbound through services via Meguro Line: MG Meguro Line for Musashi-Kosugi and Meguro   Mita Line for Nishi-takashimadaira   Namboku Line for Akabane-iwabuchi   SR Saitama Railway Line for Urawa-misono

Surrounding area

• JR Freight Yokohama-Hazawa Station (Freight Station of the Tōkaidō Freight Line)
• Daisan Keihin Road
  • Hazawa Interchange
  • Hodogaya Parking Area
  • Hodogaya Toll Gate
• Sagawa Express North Yokohama Branch
• Yokohama National University Tokiwadai Campus
• Tokiwadai Hospital
• JCHO Yokohama Hodogaya Central Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

1. 相鉄新横浜線・東急新横浜線、神奈川東部方面線の路線名称が決定 (in Japanese). 2018-12-13.
2. "相鉄・JR直通線 新駅名称を「羽沢横浜国大駅」に" (PDF) (in Japanese). 相模鉄道株式会社. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
3. "New railway link shortens ride from Kanagawa into Tokyo - The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
4. 都市鉄道利便増進事業 相鉄・JR直通線、相鉄・東急直通線|羽沢駅工事 Archived 2018-05-02 at the Wayback Machine - 鉄道・運輸機構、相模鉄道、東京急行電鉄。2013年4月14日閲覧

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