is a junction passenger

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located in

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

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(Sotetsu).

Lines

Nishiya Station is served by the

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, and is located from the terminus of the line at

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. It is also a station on the

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Station layout

The station consists of two

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s serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Nishiya Station opened on 1 December 1926.

Developments

The Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link is an approximately 10 km link, which is operated from Nishiya to via and , that enables through services between the JR East Saikyō Line and the Sōtetsu Main Line as of 30 November 2019. Through service between the

Tōkyū Tōyoko Line The is a major railway line connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama. The line is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. The name of the line, ''Tōyoko'' (東横), is a combination of the first characters of ''Tōky ...

, the

Tōkyū Meguro Line The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tokyu Corporation. As a railway line, the name is for the section between and in southwest Tokyo, but nearly all trains run to on a quad-tracked section of the Tōyoko Li ...

and the Sōtetsu Main Line began on 18 March 2023. All Limited Express and Rapid trains stop at Nishiya as a result.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,550 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

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* Senmarudai housing complex * Sasayama housing complex

References

External links

* {{Kanagawa Eastern Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Railway stations in Yokohama Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture