Nishi-Yokohama Station (西横浜駅, Nishi-Yokohama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).

Lines

Nishi-Yokohama Station is served by the Sagami Railway Main Line, and lies 1.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Sagami Line	for Futamata-gawa • Yamato • Ebina • Izumino Line to Shonandai
2	■ Sagami Line	for Yokohama

History

Nishi-Yokohama Station was opened on February 14, 1929 and was the terminal of the Jinchū Railway until the opening of Hiranumabashi Station in 1931. The station was primarily a freight terminal connecting the Sotetsu Line with the national railway's freight terminal at Hodogaya Station via a short branch line. The freight service on the branch was discontinued on September 30, 1979. On February 14, 1993 an unexploded bomb from World War II was discovered during construction work near the station. The current station building dates from June 26, 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,831 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	12,347
2010	12,976
2015	13,878

Surrounding area

• Fujidana Shopping Street
• Nico Nico Shopping Street
• Nishimae Shopping Street
• Japan National Route 1

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan