Hiyoshi Station (Kanagawa) Explained


Hiyoshi Station
Native Name:日吉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 223-0061
Country:Japan
Platforms:3 island platforms
Accessible:Yes
Code:
  • TY13 (Toyoko line)
  • MG13 (Meguro line)
  • SH03 (Tokyu Shin-yokohama line)
  • G10 (Green line)
Passengers:163,949 (Tokyu)
84,908 (Green Line)
Pass Year:FY2019 (daily)
Map Type:Japan Yokohama#Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Hiyoshi Station
Services Collapsible:yes

is an interchange passenger railway station located in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, jointly managed by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation and the Yokohama City Transportation Bureau.

Lines

Hiyoshi Station is served by the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and Tōkyū Meguro Line. It is 13.6km (08.5miles) from the terminus of the Tōyoko Line at Shibuya Station, and 11.9km (07.4miles) from the terminus of the Meguro Line at Meguro Station.It is also served by the underground Green Line.

Station layout

The Tokyu station is an elevated structure with two island platforms serving four tracks above ground. The station building is also connected to the Tokyu Store, a large upscale supermarket, and the reformed Tokyu Department Store on the second floor, which features many individually branded shops as well as a major consumer electronic shop (Yamada Denki) as a tenant occupying most of the third floor. The Yokohama Subway consists of a single island platform underground.

The Municipal Subway station has one island platforms serving two tracks for incoming trains to dock in alternating pattern.

The main fare gate concourse of Tokyu Railways is just above the Tokyu platforms which is before the Tokyu Store and bus terminal. The Tokyu Railways and Municipal Subway also share an integral underground fare gate concourse which is sandwiched between the platform levels of the two systems. The integral concourse allows quick interchange between the two systems.

Yokohama Municipal Subway platforms

History

Hiyoshi Station opened as one of the original Tōyoko Line stations on 14 February 1926. The station was completely rebuilt in 1991 with half-submerged tracks and an elevated station building constructed above the tracks. The adjacent Tokyu Department store opened in 1995. The Yokohama Subway Green Line connected to Hiyoshi Station on March 30, 2008.

The Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line from to Hiyoshi opened on 18 March 2023, enabling through services between the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, the Tōkyū Meguro Line and the Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line.[1] As a result, the station was assigned station number SH03 when these services began revenue operations.[2]

Since the opening of the Shin-yokohama Line, most southbound express trains of the Meguro Line continue onward to the Shin-yokohama Line instead of terminating at Hiyoshi, while about half of the Meguro Line local trains remain terminating at/departing from Hiyoshi. Only some of the southbound express trains of the Tōyoko Line enter Shin-yokohama Line. The rest of the express, all limited express, commuter express and local trains remain on the Tōyoko Line for, and .

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Tokyu station was used by an average of 206,301 passengers daily.[3] During the same period, the Yokohama Municipal Subway was used by an average of 84,908 passengers daily,[4]

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

Fiscal year Tokyu
200564,773 NA [5]
2010 106,129 29,173[6]
2015 119,008 38,164 [7]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New railway link shortens ride from Kanagawa into Tokyo - The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis . The Asahi Shimbun . 18 March 2023 . 18 March 2023.
  2. Web site: 16 September 2022 . 開業 PR ロゴ・駅ナンバーを決定しました . Opening PR logo and station number decided . https://web.archive.org/web/20220917064802/https://cdn.sotetsu.co.jp/media/2022/pressrelease/pdf/r22-136-qr6.pdf . 17 September 2022 . 16 September 2022 . sotetsu.co.jp . ja.
  3. Web site: 2020年度乗降人員. 2020. Tokyu Corporation . Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.
  4. Web site: https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/city-info/yokohamashi/tokei-chosa/portal/tokeisho/09.html. ja: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). 2020 . Yokohama City. Japan. Japanese . 6 March 2020.
  5. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度). Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  6. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度). Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.
  7. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021. 1 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801131207/http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. dead.