Kōnandai Station Explained


Kōnandai Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:港南台駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kōnandai 3-1-2, Kōnan-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 234-0054
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.3753°N 139.5767°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Negishi Line
Distance:16.0 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Code:JK03
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:9 April 1973
Passengers:31,683 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kōnandai Station

is a passenger railway station located in Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kōnandai Station is served by the Negishi Line from to in Kanagawa Prefecture. with through services inter-running to and from the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and also the Yokohama Line. It is 16.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi line at Yokohama, and 75.1 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks. The platform is connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The area around Kōnandai Station was controlled by the American military in the post-war era. The property was returned to the Japanese government by 1965 and developed into a housing district. The Japan National Railways (JNR) Keihin-Tōhoku Line was extended from its former terminus at Yōkōdai Station through to Ōfuna Station in 1973, and Kōnandai Station was opened on 9 April 1973. The station came under the management of JR East on April 1, 1987 after the privatization of the JNR.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 31,683 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

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

Fiscal year daily average
200534,983 [2]
2010 33,248 [3]
2015 32,136 [4]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 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.