Shin-Sugita Station Explained


Shin-Sugita Station
Native Name:新杉田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:6 Shin-Sugita-cho, Isogo-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 235-0032
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.3863°N 139.6201°W
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:17 March 1970
Passengers:36,810 (JR East)
32,090 (Kanazawa Seaside Line) daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shin-Sugita Station

is an interchange passenger railway station located in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Yokohama New Transit Company.

Lines

Shin-Sugita 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 11.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi line at Yokohama, and 70.2 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at . Shin-Sugita is also a terminal station for the Kanazawa Seaside Line.

Station layout

The JR station consists of two opposed elevated platforms serving two tracks, with the station building underneath. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The Kanazawa New Seaside Line has a single elevated bay platform.

Kanazawa Seaside Line platforms

History

The area around Shin-Sugita Station was formerly a rural pocket within downtown Yokohama. The property was developed into a large housing district in the early 1970s. The Japanese National Railways (JNR) Keihin-Tōhoku Line was extended from its former terminus at Isogo Station, and Shin-Sugita Station was opened on 17 March 1970. The line was further extended to Ōfuna Station in 1973. The station came under the management of JR East on April 1, 1987 after the privatization of JNR. A new station building was completed in 1989. On 5 July 1989, the Kanazawa Seaside Line began operations from Shin-Sugita Station to .[1] The station building was remodeled in 2007.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR East station was used by an average of 36,810 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] During the same period, the Yokohama New Transit station was used by an average of 32,090 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

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

Fiscal year JR East Seaside Line
200534,447 15,491 [4]
2010 36,686 16,194 [5]
2015 38,498 16,730 [6]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 会社概要 . Company Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128192824/https://www.seasideline.co.jp/company/company_profile/ . 28 November 2023 . 7 February 2024 . seasideline.co.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_02.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.
  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 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. Yokohama City. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 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.