is an above-ground

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located in

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, Kanagawa,

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operated by the Yokohama Municipal Subway’s Blue Line (Line 1). It is 11.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Blue Line at Shōnandai Station.

Lines

* Yokohama Municipal Subway ** Blue Line

Station layout

Kaminagaya Station is an elevated station with two above-ground

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s serving four tracks. The platforms are on the third floor, with the exit gates and station building below.

Platforms

File:Kaminagaya-Sta-Gate.JPG, Ticket gates File:Kami-Nagaya-STA_Platform1-2.jpg, Platform

History

Kaminagaya Station was opened on 4 September 1976, initially as a terminal station on the Blue Line. The line was extended to Maioka Station on 14 March 1985.

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were installed in September of 2007.

References

* Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. ''Jane's World Railways 2008-2009''. Jane's Information Group (2008).

External links

Kaminagaya Station (Blue Line)
Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1976 Blue Line (Yokohama) {{Kanagawa-railstation-stub