Kami-Ooka Station
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is an interchange station
located in Kōnan-ku, Yokohama
, Kanagawa
, Japan
. It is served by the Keihin Electric Express Railway
’s Keikyū Main Line and the Yokohama Municipal Subway
’s Blue Line
(Line 1). It is 30.8 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station
and 13.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Blue Line at Shōnandai Station
.
were installed at the underground platforms in September 2007.
s serving four tracks. The underground Blue Line station has a single island platform and two tracks.
Interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses...
located in Kōnan-ku, Yokohama
Konan-ku, Yokohama
is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 221,536 and a density of 11,150 persons per km²...
, Kanagawa
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is served by the Keihin Electric Express Railway
Keihin Electric Express Railway
, also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. means the Tokyo - Yokohama area. The company's railway...
’s Keikyū Main Line and the Yokohama Municipal Subway
Yokohama Municipal Subway
is the metro network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo In Kanagawa pref. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, and is operated as two lines, though 3 continuous lines exist.-Lines:Line 1 and 3 are operated as a single line...
’s Blue Line
Blue Line (Yokohama)
The is a line in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system of Yokohama, Japan, operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau. Line 3 runs from Azamino to Kannai, and Line 1 runs from Kannai to Shōnandai. All the trains join these two lines.-History:...
(Line 1). It is 30.8 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station
Shinagawa Station
is the first major station south ofTokyo Station and is a major interchange for trains operated by JR East, JR Central, and Keikyu. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen and other trains to the Miura Peninsula, Izu Peninsula and the Tōkai region pass through here...
and 13.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Blue Line at Shōnandai Station
Shonandai Station
is a joint use railway station located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Odakyū Electric Railway, Sagami Railway , and Yokohama City Transportation Bureau...
.
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 doorsPlatform screen doors
Platform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...
were installed at the underground platforms in September 2007.
Lines
Kamiōoka Station is served by the following lines:- Keihin Electric Express RailwayKeihin Electric Express Railway, also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. means the Tokyo - Yokohama area. The company's railway...
- Yokohama Municipal Subway
- Blue LineBlue Line (Yokohama)The is a line in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system of Yokohama, Japan, operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau. Line 3 runs from Azamino to Kannai, and Line 1 runs from Kannai to Shōnandai. All the trains join these two lines.-History:...
(B11)
- Blue Line
Station layout
Keikyū Kamiōoka Station is an elevated station with two island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s serving four tracks. The underground Blue Line station has a single island platform and two tracks.
Keikyū platforms
| 1･2 | ■Keikyū Main Line | , , , |
| 3･4 | ■Keikyū Main Line | , , Haneda Airport , |
Yokohama Municipal Subway platforms
| 1 | ■Blue Line (Line 1) Blue Line (Yokohama) The is a line in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system of Yokohama, Japan, operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau. Line 3 runs from Azamino to Kannai, and Line 1 runs from Kannai to Shōnandai. All the trains join these two lines.-History:... |
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| 2 | ■Blue Line (Line 1) Blue Line (Yokohama) The is a line in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system of Yokohama, Japan, operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau. Line 3 runs from Azamino to Kannai, and Line 1 runs from Kannai to Shōnandai. All the trains join these two lines.-History:... |
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