is an interchange passenger

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located in

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East) and the

Yokohama Municipal Subway is the rapid transit network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo in Kanagawa pref. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau as two lines, though three continuous lines exist. Lines The Yokohama Municipal Subway ...

Lines

Sakuragichō Station is served by 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 ...

from to in Kanagawa Prefecture. with through services inter-running to and from the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and also the

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 ...

. It is 2.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi line at Yokohama, and 61.1 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at . It is also served by the underground Yokohama Subway Blue Line, and is 20.4 km from the terminus of the Blue Line at .

Station layout

JR East

The JR East station consists of two elevated

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular o ...

s serving three tracks. The station has two sets of ticket barriers ("North" and "South" gates), with entrances on the east and west sides (four in total). The station has a "

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" staffed ticket office, next to the South gate. File:Sakuragicho Station north east entrance 20140831.JPG, The north-east entrance, August 2014 File:Sakuragicho Station north west entrance 20140831.JPG, The north-west entrance, August 2014 File:Sakuragicho Station south west entrance 20140831.JPG, The south-west entrance, August 2014 File:Sakuragicho Station south east entrance 20140831.JPG, The south-east entrance, August 2014 File:Sakuragicho Station north gate 20140831.JPG, The north gate ticket barriers, August 2014 File:Sakuragicho Station south end 20150117.JPG, The view looking south from the end of platform 1/2 with the terminating middle track on the right, January 2015 File:JR_Negishi-Line_Sakuragicho_Station_Platform_1・2.jpg, Platforms 1 and 2 File:JR_Negishi-Line_Sakuragicho_Station_Platform_3・4.jpg, Platforms 3 and 4

Yokohama Municipal Subway

The

(Blue Line) platforms are located on the 4th basement level, south of the main station. File:Yokohama-municipal-subway-B18-Sakuragicho-station-platform(2016-10).jpg, Platform

Yokohama Air Cabin

This transit is a ropeway, but it is a new type transportation in urban area. The ropeway connects Sakuragichō Station with Unga Park where is located near

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and

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at 1000 yen from 22 April 2021. Senyo Kōgyō constructed the similar ropeway when YOKOHAMA EXOTIC SHOWCASE '89 was held in 1989. File:Yokohama．Air．cabin.jpg, YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN Sakuragichō Station, 21 April 2021 Sakuragicho station (YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN) 20210421a.jpg, YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN Sakuragichō Station (21 April 2021) YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN 20210421a.jpg, YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN above the road

History

Sakuragichō is one of Japan's oldest stations. It opened on 12 June 1872, as the original Yokohama Station when the service between

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and Yokohama provisionally started. The station was renamed Sakuragichō Station on 15 August 1915, when the then-new and second Yokohama Station opened near Takashimachō Station.

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was relocated again after the

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, to its third and current location. Between 31 March 1932, and 30 January 2004, Sakuragichō Station was the terminus of the

Tokyu Toyoko Line Tokyu may refer to: * Tokyu Group, a group of companies centered on Tokyu Corporation ** Tokyu Corporation, a Japanese railway company, the largest member and parent company of the group ** Tokyu Car Corporation, a former Japanese railway vehicle ...

. The north gate ticket barriers were opened on 1 July 2014, with the passageway linking the east and west sides opened to the public on 16 July. A new commercial and shopping complex, called "Cial", adjoining the north side of the station was also opened at the same time. File:Yokohama Station 1872.jpg, Yokohama Station in 1872 File:Sakuragicho Station circa 1930.JPG, Sakuragicho Station circa 1930 File:Tokyu-Sakuragicho-Sta.jpg, The former Tokyu Toyoko Line platforms in January 2004 File:Sakuragicho02s3200.jpg, The east side of the station in 2007 before the addition of the north entrance

Accidents

On 24 April 1951, a 63 series Keihin Line (now part of the

) train approaching the station caught fire when the train hit a loose

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and caused a

short circuit A short circuit (sometimes abbreviated to short or s/c) is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path with no or very low electrical impedance. This results in an excessive current flowing through the circu ...

. The fire killed 106 and injured 92.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 70,797 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). During the same period, the Yokohama Municipal Subway by an average of 19,767 passengers daily, (boarding passengers only). The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

The station is located near the

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district and Yokohama Landmark Tower. Other stations in the vicinity include Minatomirai Station on the

Minatomirai Line The Minatomirai 21 Line (みなとみらい21線 ''Minato-mirai-21-sen''), commonly known as the Minatomirai Line (みなとみらい線 ''Minatomirai-sen''), is a subway line in Yokohama, Japan that runs from Yokohama Station to Motomachi-Chū ...

. File:Sakuragicho-station and Yokohama Landmark Tower.JPG, Sakuragicho Station with Yokohama Landmark Tower in the background, April 2007 File:Sakuragicho Station west side 20140831.JPG, The west side of the station, August 2014 File:TOC Minatomirai 2012.JPG, The TOC Minato Mirai building adjoining the station, February 2012

References

External links

JR East Sakuragichō Station

Yokohama Subway Sakuragichō Station

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