Nagatsuta Station
Encyclopedia
is an interchange
railway station located in Midori Ward
, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
. It is served by the East Japan Railway Company
's Yokohama Line, and is 17.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Yokohama Line at Higashi-Kanagawa Station
. It is also served by the Tokyu Corporation’s Den-en-toshi Line, and is 25.6 kilometers from that line’s terminus at Shibuya Station
. In addition, Nagatsuta is the terminus
of the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway’s Kodomonokuni Line.
system (the predecessor to the JNR
) from October 1. 1917. Up until the end of World War II
, access to the station was limited to military personnel due to the proximity of armaments factories and arsenals in the area. All freight operations were suspended from 1960. On April 1, 1966, the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line began operations to Nagatsuta. This was followed by the Kodomonokuni Line on April 1, 1967. With the privatization
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.
JR Nagatsuta Station has a single island platform
serving two elevated tracks. The Tōkyū Nagatsuta Station has two island platforms serving four elevated tracks. The Kodomonokuni Line has a single side platform.
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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...
railway station located in Midori Ward
Midori-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 176,038 and a density of 6,900 persons per km². The total area was 25.42 km².-Geography:...
, 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 served by the East Japan Railway Company
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 is 17.9 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...
. It is also served by the Tokyu Corporation’s Den-en-toshi Line, and is 25.6 kilometers from that line’s terminus 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 /...
. In addition, Nagatsuta is the terminus
Terminal Station
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of the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway’s Kodomonokuni Line.
History
Nagatsuta Station was opened on September 23, 1908 as a station on the privately-held Yokohama Railway Company. The line was acquired by the Japanese government in 1910, and merged into 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 :...
system (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...
) from October 1. 1917. Up until the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, access to the station was limited to military personnel due to the proximity of armaments factories and arsenals in the area. All freight operations were suspended from 1960. On April 1, 1966, the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line began operations to Nagatsuta. This was followed by the Kodomonokuni Line on April 1, 1967. 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 station came under the operational control of JR East.
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
- Yokohama Minatomirai Railway
- Kodomonokuni Line
Station layout
Nagatsuta Station is where the express and local trains on the Den-en-toshi line cross. JR Nagatsuta and Tokyu Nagatsuta use the same building.JR Nagatsuta Station has a single island platform
Island 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. The Tōkyū Nagatsuta Station has two island platforms serving four elevated tracks. The Kodomonokuni Line has a single side platform.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Yokohama Line | idth=430 style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"| ・ ・ |
| 2 | ■Yokohama Line | ・ ・ |
| 3, 4 | ■ Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line | |
| 5, 6 | ■ Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line | ・ |
| 7 | ■Kodomonokuni Line |
Neighboring stations
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