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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Futamata-gawa Station

Futamata-gawa Station (二俣川駅, Futamata-gawa eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).

Lines

Futamata-gawa Station is served by the Sōtetsu Main Line and Sōtetsu Izumino Line. It lies 10.5 km from the terminus of the Sōtetsu Main Line at Yokohama Station, and is the terminus for the Izumino Line.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

1  Sōtetsu Main Line for Yamato and Ebina
2  Sōtetsu Main Line for Yamato and Ebina
 Sōtetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai
3-4  Sōtetsu Main Line for Nishiya, Yokohama, Hazawa yokohama-kokudai and Shin-Yokohama
Through to JA Saikyō Line for Musashi-Kosugi, Ōsaki, and Shinjuku
Through to SH Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line for Shin-tsunashima and Hiyoshi


  • Platform 3 is used mostly by trains from the Izumino Line, and platform 4 is used mostly by trains from the Main Line.

History

Futamata-gawa Station opened on May 12, 1926. The Izumino Line opened on April 8, 1976.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 82,603 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 78,009
2010 80,329
2015 77,843

Surrounding area

  • Kanagawa Prefectural Police Driver License Center
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Archives
  • Kanagawa Cancer Center
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Futamata River Nursing and Welfare High School
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Industrial Technology Junior College
  • Yokohama Fujimigaoka Gakuen Secondary School

See also