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Hoshikawa Station (Kanagawa)

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Hoshikawa Station

星川駅
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South exit of Hoshikawa Station
Location 1-chome, Hoshikawa 1-1, Hodogaya, Yokohama, Kanagawa
(神奈川県横浜市保土ヶ谷区星川1丁目1-1)
Japan
Operated by Sagami Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1927
Previous names Kita-Hodogaya (until 1931)
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 26,730 daily

Hoshikawa Station (星川駅, Hoshikawa-eki) is a railway station located in Hodogaya Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa. It is 3.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yokohama Station.

Hoshikawa Station opened on March 31, 1927, as Kita-Hodogaya Station (北程ヶ谷駅, Kita-Hodogaya-eki) on the Jinchu Railways, the predecessor to the Sagami Main Line. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1933.

Hoshikawa Station has a two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is elevated and is located on a cantilever above the platforms and tracks.

North Exit

South Exit

Coordinates: 35°27′30″N 139°35′42″E / 35.458341°N 139.595107°E / 35.458341; 139.595107


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