Kikuna Station
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is a commuter railway station on the East Japan Railway Company
's Yokohama Line and on the Tokyu Corporation’s Tōkyū Tōyoko Line located in Kanagawa Ward
, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 4.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Yokohama Line at Higashi-Kanagawa Station
and 18.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line at Shibuya Station
.
(the predecessor to the JNR
) began operations to Kikuna on September 1 of the same year. All freight operations were suspended from 1970. In 1972, Tōkyū Tōyoko Line portion of the station was rebuilt, with new elevated tracks and a new station building; however, the tracks remained unused until the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
connected to the station in 1988. With the privatization
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the JNR portion of the station came under the operational control of JR East. The Tōkyū Tōyoko Line platforms were lengthened in 1991 to accommodate seven-car trains.
Through services operate to/from Naka-Meguro Station
via the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
.
serving two elevated tracks, connected to the station building and the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line by an underpass. Tōkyū Tōyoko Kikuna Station has two island platforms serving four tracks.
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
's Yokohama Line and on the Tokyu Corporation’s Tōkyū Tōyoko Line located in Kanagawa Ward
Kanagawa-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 230,401 and a density of 9,650 persons per km²...
, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
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 4.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Yokohama Line at Higashi-Kanagawa Station
Higashi-Kanagawa Station
is a commuter railway station on the East Japan Railway Company's Keihin-Tōhoku and Yokohama Lines located in Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan...
and 18.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line at Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station
is a train station located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest commuter rail station in Japan handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the center city and suburbs to the south and west.-JR East:*Saikyō Line /...
.
History
Kikuna Station was opened on February 14, 1926 as a station on the privately-held Tokyo-Yokohama Railway Company (the predecessor to the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line). The Japanese Government RailwaysJapanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
(the predecessor to the JNR
Japanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
) began operations to Kikuna on September 1 of the same year. All freight operations were suspended from 1970. In 1972, Tōkyū Tōyoko Line portion of the station was rebuilt, with new elevated tracks and a new station building; however, the tracks remained unused until the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
The is a metro line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan. The line was named after the district of Hibiya, under which it passes.-Overview:The Hibiya Line runs between in Meguro and in Adachi...
connected to the station in 1988. With the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the JNR portion of the station came under the operational control of JR East. The Tōkyū Tōyoko Line platforms were lengthened in 1991 to accommodate seven-car trains.
Lines
- East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Tokyu Corporation
Through services operate to/from Naka-Meguro Station
Naka-Meguro Station
is a railway station located in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.Naka-Meguro is a convenient transfer point between the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, connecting Yokohama with the districts of Roppongi, Akihabara, Ginza, and Tsukiji in Tokyo, and beyond...
via the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
The is a metro line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan. The line was named after the district of Hibiya, under which it passes.-Overview:The Hibiya Line runs between in Meguro and in Adachi...
.
Station layout
JR Kikuna Station has a single 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...
serving two elevated tracks, connected to the station building and the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line by an underpass. Tōkyū Tōyoko Kikuna Station has two island platforms serving four tracks.
JR East platforms
| 1 | ■Yokohama Line | Higashi-Kanagawa, (Negishi Line Negishi Line The is a Japanese railway line which runs between Yokohama and Ōfuna stations. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company . Freight trains also run on this line, and it is essential for the southern Keihin region.... ) Yokohama, Sakuragichō, Isogo, Ofuna, (Yokosuka Line Yokosuka Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company .The Yokosuka Line connects in Chūō, Tokyo and in Yokosuka, Kanagawa... ) Zushi |
| 2 | ■Yokohama Line | Shin-Yokohama, Nagatsuta, Machida, Hashimoto, Hachiōji Matsumoto (Hamakaiji Kaiji (train) The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company . It runs mainly between Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Kōfu Station in Kōfu, Yamanashi via the Chūō Main Line.-Kaiji:Shinjuku - Kōfu... Limited Express via Chūō Main Line Chuo Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It runs between Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, while the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail... and Shinonoi Line Shinonoi Line The is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company, it runs from Shinonoi Station in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture to Shiojiri Station in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture.The line is a corridor between the Shinetsu Main Line and the Chūō Main Line... ) |
Tokyu platforms
| 3-4 | ■Tōkyū Tōyoko Line | , (Minatomirai Line) , |
| 5 | ■Tōkyū Tōyoko Line | tyle="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|, , , (through Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line The is a metro line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan. The line was named after the district of Hibiya, under which it passes.-Overview:The Hibiya Line runs between in Meguro and in Adachi... ) |
| 6 | ■Tōkyū Tōyoko Line | tyle="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|, , |
Adjacent stations
External links
- JR Kikuna Station (JR East)
- Tokyu Station