Hoshikawa Station (Kanagawa) Explained

Hoshikawa Station
Native Name:	星川駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	1-chome, Hoshikawa 1-1, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 240-0006
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Sagami Railway
Line:	Sotetsu Main Line
Distance:	3.3 km from
Platforms:	2 island platforms
Structure:	elevated
Code:	SO05
Opened:	March 31, 1927
Former:	Kita-Hodogaya (until 1931)
Passengers:	28,302 daily
Pass Year:	2019
Map Type:	Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Hoshikawa Station

is a passenger railway station located in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).

Lines

Hoshikawa Station is served by the Sagami Railway Main Line, and lies 3.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is elevated and is located above the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

History

Hoshikawa Station opened on March 31, 1927, as on the Jinchu Railways, the predecessor to the Sagami Main Line. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1933.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,302 passengers daily.^[1]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	24,605	^[2]
2010	27,506	^[3]
2015	29,366	^[4]

Surrounding area

• Hodogaya Ward Office (north exit)
• Yokohama Business Park (south exit)

Bus services

North Exit

• bus stop (5 minutes walking)
• bus stop (5 minutes walking)

South Exit

• Hoshikawa Station bus stop (in front of the station)
  • Sagami Railway Bus
    • <旭4>Mitatebashi
    • <旭4>Hodogaya Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)
• Hoshikawa Station bus stop (3 minutes walking)
  • For the west
    • Yokohama Municipal Bus
      • <22>Hodogaya Station West Exit (via Wadamachi Station)
      • <25>Hodogaya Statien West Exit (via Hanamidai)
    • Sagami Railway Bus
      • <浜16>Nishihara Housing Complex (via Wadamachi Station)
  • For the east
    • Yokohama Municipal Bus
      • <25>Yokohama Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)
      • <22, 25>Hodogaya Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)
      • <深夜25>Hodogaya Garage mae (via Daimon-dōri)
    • Sagami Railway Bus
      • <浜16>Yokohama Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official home page

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://train-media.net/report/2010/soutetsu.pdf. ja:相 模 鉄 道 線：乗 降 人 員 . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020 . Kanto Traffic Advertising Council. Japan. Japanese . 6 March 2020.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.