Kibōgaoka Station

Railway station in Yokohama, Japan

35°27′37″N 139°30′52″E / 35.4604078°N 139.514308°E / 35.4604078; 139.514308Operated by

Sagami RailwayLine(s)

Sotetsu Main LineDistance12.2 km from YokohamaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeSO11WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened26 March 1948 (1948-03-26)Passengers201934,404 daily Services

Preceding station	Sotetsu			Following station
Mitsukyō towards Ebina		Main Line Commuter Express Rapid Local		Futamata-gawa towards Yokohama
Mitsukyō towards Ebina		Sōtetsu–JR Link Line Local		Futamata-gawa towards Shinjuku

Location

Kibōgaoka Station

Location within Kanagawa Prefecture

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Kibōgaoka Station

Kibōgaoka Station (Japan)

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Kibōgaoka Station (希望ヶ丘駅, Kibōgaoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).

Lines

Kibōgaoka Station is served by the Sagami Railway Main Line, and lies 12.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Sōtetsu Main Line	for Yamato and Ebina
2	■ Sōtetsu Main Line	for Futamata-gawa, Nishiya, and Yokohama Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Hazawa yokohama-kokudai and Shin-Yokohama JSJA Sōtetsu-JR Link Line for Shinjuku and Kawagoe SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Hiyoshi TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Shibuya F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Wakōshi TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Kawagoeshi and Ogawamachi MG Tōkyū Meguro Line for Meguro I Toei Mita Line for Nishi-takashimadaira N Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for Akabane-iwabuchi SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-misono

The station concourse, September 2013
Platform 1, December 2014

History

Kibōgaoka Station opened on 26 March 1948.^[1]

Through service with the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line to Hazawa yokohama-kokudai and the Sōtetsu-JR Link Line commenced on 30 November 2019.^[2] Through service via the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line to Shin-Yokohama and the Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line commenced on 18 March 2023.^[3]^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 34,404 passengers daily.^[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	33,302	^[6]
2010	34,735	^[7]
2015	34,916	^[8]

Surrounding area

Futamagawa River

References

^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 相鉄・JR、30日から直通運転　新宿・埼玉方面に接続 [Sotetsu/JR Direct operation to start on the 30th, connecting to the Shinjuku/Saitama area]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "相模鉄道，3月18日にダイヤ改正を実施" [Sagami Railway implements timetable revision on March 18]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ Kado, Eishi; Shindo, Kenichi (18 March 2023). "New railway link shortens ride from Kanagawa into Tokyo". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ 相模鉄道線：乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanto Traffic Advertising Council. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.