JR Yokohama-Line Nagatsuta Station Platform

is an interchange passenger

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located in

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, Japan, jointly operated by

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(JR East),

Tokyu Corporation The is a Japanese multinational ''keiretsu'' ( conglomerate) holding company headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Its main operation is , a wholly owned subsidiary operating railways in the Greater Tokyo Area. History The oldest predecessor ...

, and the

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Lines

Nagatsuta Station is served by the JR East

Yokohama Line The Yokohama Line ( ja, 横浜線, ) is a Japanese railway line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) connecting Higashi-Kanagawa Station in Yokohama, Kanagawa and Hachiōji Station in Hachiōji, Tokyo. The line forms part of what JR Ea ...

, and is located 17.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . Many services continue west of Higashi-Kanagawa via the

Negishi Line The Negishi Line ( ja, 根岸線, ) is a Japanese railway line which connects Yokohama and Ōfuna stations. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Freight trains also operate on this line, and it is essential for the southern ...

to during the offpeak, and to during the morning peak. It is also served by the

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, and is 25.6 kilometers from that line's terminus at in Tokyo. In addition, Nagatsuta is the

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of the Kodomonokuni Line operated by the

Station layout

Nagatsuta Station is where the express and local trains on the Den-en-toshi line cross. JR Nagatsuta and Tōkyū Nagatsuta use the same building. JR Nagatsuta Station has a single

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serving two elevated tracks. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office. Tōkyū Nagatsuta Station has two island platforms serving four elevated tracks. The Kodomonokuni Line has a single

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Platforms

History

Nagatsuta Station was opened on 23 September 1908.

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was introduced to the Yokohama Line on 20 August 2016 with Nagatsuta being assigned station number JH21.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 61,184 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). During the period, the Tokyu station was used by an average of 70,605 passengers daily. The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

*Yokohama City Midori Ward Cultural Center (Midori Art Park) 2* Nagatsuta District Center * Minami Nagatsuda housing complex * Nagatsuta housing complex *Nagatsuta Kosei General Hospital *Yokohama City Nagatsuta Elementary School

References

External links

Nagatsuta Station information
(JR East)

(Tokyu) {{Kodomonokuni Line Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1908 Railway stations in Yokohama Yokohama Line