Yayoidai Station Explained
Yayoidai Station |
| Native Name: | 弥生台駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 5-2 Yayoidai, Izumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 245-0008 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | Sagami Railway |
| Line: | Sagami Railway Izumino Line |
| Distance: | 4.9 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Code: | SO33 |
| Opened: | April 8, 1976 |
| Passengers: | 15,056 daily |
| Pass Year: | 2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Yayoidai Station |
is a passenger railway station located in Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).
Lines
Yayoidai Station is served by the Sagami Railway Izumino Line, and lies 4.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Futamata-gawa Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is known for its cherry blossom in spring.
Platforms
History
Yayoidai Station was opened on April 8, 1976.[1] The station building was remodeled on September 30, 1998. From 27 October 2013, an experimental platform edge door system is to be installed for evaluation purposes on the down (Shōnandai-bound) platform.[2] Originally scheduled to be introduced in the summer of 2013, the low-cost system developed by Takamisawa Cybernetics consists of three bars that are raised and lowered in front of the train doors, and will be installed for a length of one carriage on the down platform for a period of one year.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,056 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|
| 2005 | 16,628 | [5] |
| 2010 | 16,448 | [6] |
| 2015 | 15,457 | [7] |
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Surrounding area
- International Goodwill Hospital (Emergency Hospital)
- Shimbashi Citizen's Forest
- Hatonomoriainoshi Nursery School
- Yayoidai Kindergarten
- Yokohama City Shinbashi Elementary School
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 234. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- Web site: http://www.nikkan.co.jp/news/nkx1120131007caap.html. ja:関東私鉄２社、新タイプのホームドア実証試験開始－低コストの昇降タイプ. Two private rail companies to experimentally introduce low-cost platform-edge door systems. 7 October 2013. Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd.. Japan. ja. 8 October 2013.
- Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2013/03/06/153000.html. ja:西武・東急・相鉄で新形ホームドアの実証実験. New platform edge doors to be evaluated at Seibu, Tokyu, and Sotetsu stations. 6 March 2013. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. 8 October 2013.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
