Kamiōoka Station Explained


Kamiōoka Station
Native Name:上大岡駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-6-1 Kamiooka-Nishi, Kōnan-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 233-0002
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.4092°N 139.5966°W
Distance: from
Platforms:3 island platforms
Code:KK44, B11
Passengers:143,758 (Keikyu)
73,500 (Yokohama Subway)
Pass Year:Daily (FY2019)
Map Type:Japan Yokohama#Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kamiōoka Station

is an interchange railway station located in Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyū and the Yokohama Municipal Subway.

Lines

Kamiōoka Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and the Yokohama Subway Blue Line (Line 1). It is 30.8 kilometers from the starting point of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station and 13.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Blue Line at Shōnandai Station.

Station layout

Keikyū Kamiōoka Station is an elevated station with two island platforms serving four tracks. The underground Blue Line station has a single island platform and two tracks.

Yokohama Municipal Subway platforms

History

Kamiōoka Station was opened on April 1, 1930 as a station on the Shōnan Electric Railway. The station building was rebuilt in 1963 to include a department store. The Yokohama Municipal Subway connected to Kamiōoka on December 16, 1972. A new station building was built from 1996-1998. Platform screen doors were installed at the underground platforms in September 2007.

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kamiōoka Station was assigned station number KK44.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Keikyū station was used by an average of 143,758 passengers daily.[2] During the same period, the Yokohama Municipal Subway was used by an average of 73,500 passengers daily,[3]

The daily average passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Keikyū Blue Line
2005135,901 71,517 [4]
2010 141,742 70,964 [5]
2015 143,299 73,731 [6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 June 2010 . 京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します . Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221145632/https://www.keikyu.co.jp/company/news/2010/detail/001333.html . 21 February 2014 . 27 February 2023 . KEIKYU WEB.
  2. Web site: Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020. Keikyū . Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.