Hoshikawa Station (Kanagawa)

Hoshikawa Station 星川駅
Hoshikawa Station, July 2021
General information
Location	1-chome, Hoshikawa 1-1, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 240-0006 Japan
Coordinates	35.458341°N 139.595107°E / 35.458341; 139.595107
Operated by	Sagami Railway
Line(s)	Sotetsu Main Line
Distance	3.3 km from Yokohama
Platforms	2 island platforms
Construction
Structure type	elevated
Other information
Station code	SO05
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 31, 1927
Previous names	Kita-Hodogaya (until 1931)
Passengers
2019	28,302 daily
Services
Preceding station Sotetsu Following station Nishiya towards Ebina Main Line Rapid Yokohama Terminus Wadamachi towards Ebina Main Line Local Tennōchō towards Yokohama
Location Hoshikawa Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Hoshikawa Station Hoshikawa Station (Japan)

Hoshikawa Station (星川駅, Hoshikawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).

Lines

Hoshikawa Station is served by the Sagami Railway Main Line, and lies 3.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is elevated and is located above the platforms and tracks.

History

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,302 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	24,605
2010	27,506
2015	29,366

Surrounding area

• Hodogaya Ward Office (north exit)
• Yokohama Business Park (south exit)

Bus services

North Exit

• Mine shōgakkō mae (峰小学校前) bus stop (5 minutes walking)
• Hodogaya shako-mae (保土ヶ谷車庫前) bus stop (5 minutes walking)

South Exit

• Hoshikawa Station bus stop (in front of the station)
  • Sagami Railway Bus
    • <旭4>Mitatebashi
    • <旭4>Hodogaya Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)
• Hoshikawa Station bus stop (3 minutes walking)
  • For the west
    • Yokohama Municipal Bus
      • <22>Hodogaya Station West Exit (via Wadamachi Station)
      • <25>Hodogaya Statien West Exit (via Hanamidai)
    • Sagami Railway Bus
      • <浜16>Nishihara Housing Complex (via Wadamachi Station)
  • For the east
    • Yokohama Municipal Bus
      • <25>Yokohama Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)
      • <22, 25>Hodogaya Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)
      • <深夜25>Hodogaya Garage mae (via Daimon-dōri)
    • Sagami Railway Bus
      • <浜16>Yokohama Station West Exit (via Daimon-dōri)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Hoshikawa Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page (in Japanese)