yokohama station

Yokohama Station, located in Yokohama City in the Kanagawa Prefecture, is centered around rail.

Connecting Lines

East Japan Railway Company

Tokaido Main Line — Connects Yokohama Station to Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka and other West-Japan stations and to

Tokyo-bound Ofuna, Fujisawa, Odawara and other stations.

With the exception of the Shonan Liner and the High-Speed Commuter Service, most trains stop at Yokohama Station.

One of the Shonan Liner trains does not pass through Yokohama Station and instead use the Hazawa Freight Line.

The Limited Express Yokohama Bay Area uses a freight line (commonly called Takashima Line) which does not pass through

Yokohama Station.

Yokosuka Line — Headed towards the Sobu Main Line, the east-bound Yokosuka Line provides a direct connection to the

Chiba, Narita Airport, Kimitsu, and Mobara Stations via the Hinkaku Line. The west-bound, headed for the Kamakura, Zushi, Yokosuka, and Kurihama stations, uses the same route as the Tokaido Line until it reaches the Ofuna Station. However, it does not stop at individual stations along the Tokaido Line.

Keihin-Tohoku Line — Trains operating on this line from the Yokohama Station on the Tokaido Main Line headed towards

Omiya Station(in Saitama) on the Tohoku Main Line stop along all stations and the line is commonly known as the "Kankou Denshasen" (Lazy Train Line). The Keihin-Tohoku Line directly connects to the Negishi Line and can be ridden into Yokohama Station from the nearby East Kanagawa Station.

Negishi Line — The Negishi Line begins at the Yokohama Station and continues to Kamakura City's Ofuna Station via the

Isogo Station, while the Keihin-Tohoku Line and the Yokohama Line make the connection to the Ofuna Station directly.

Keihin Electric Express Railway

Keihin Main Line — Bound for Shinagawa, Haneda Airport, Yokosuka Central, Uraga, and Misakiguchi stations. The Keikyu Wing does not stop at Yokohama Station.

Sagami Rail

Sagami Main Line — Bound for Ebina, and Shonandai stations.

Tokyo Express Rail

Toyoko Line — Bound for the Shibuya Station in Tokyo.

Yokohama High-Speed Rail

Minato Mirai Line — Bound for Motomachi-China Town Station

Yokohama City Transportation Department (Yokohama City Subway)

Line 3 — Bound for Azamino, and Shonandai

stations. (Yokohama City Subway Line 1 connects directly to Shonandai) (JR's Tokaido Shinkansen passes through Shinyokohama Station, not Yokohama Station)

Station Structure

Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai are on the 5th underground floor, and the Yokohama City Subway is on the 3rd underground floor. All others are above ground.

The Platform

JR Line,Keikyu Line

Line Nr.1: Keikyu Line Outbound (Bound for Uraga, Kurihama Line, Misakiguchi, Zushi Line Shinzushi)

Line Nr.2: Keikyu Line Inbound (Bound for Shinagawa, Toei's Asakusa Line, Keisei Line, Hokuso Line)

Line Nr.3: Negishi Line Oubound (Bound for Sakuragicho, Isogo, Ofuna bound)

Line Nr.4: Keihin-Tohoku Line north bound (Bound for Tokyo, Omiya, Yokohama Line Hachioji)

Line Nr.5: Tokaido Line Outbound (Bound for Odawara, Atami, Osaka)

Line Nr.6: Tokaido Line Outbound (Bound for Odawara, Atami, Osaka)

Line Nr.7: Tokaido Line Inbound (Bound for Kawasaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo)

Line Nr.8: Tokaido Line Inbound (Bound for Kawasaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo)

Line Nr.9: Yokosuka Line Outbound (Bound for Zushi, Yokosuka, Kurihama)

Line Nr.10: Yokosuka Line Inbound (Bound for Shinagawa, Tokyo, Sobu Line Chiba)

Sotetsu Line

Line Nr.1: Sotetsu Line Outbound (Bound for Ebina, Izumino Line Shonandai)—Occasionally stops at each stations.
Platforms used for train exiting: Line Nr.1 & 2 are used for arrivals.

Line Nr.2: Sotetsu Line Outbound (Bound for Ebina)—Occasionally stops at each stations.

Line Nr.3: Sotetsu Line Outbound (Bound for Ebina)—Occasionally stops at individual stations.
Arrival only stations: Line Nr.3 is for arrivals.

Tokyu's Toyoko Line, Yokohama High-Speed Rail's Minato Mirai Line

Line Nr.1: Minato Mirai Line Outbound (Bound for Minato Mirai, Motomachi-China Town)

Line Nr.2: Toyoko Line Inbound (Bound for Musashi Kosugi, Jiyugaoka, Shibuya)

Yokohama City Subway Line Nr.3

Line Nr.1: Line 3 (Bound for Kannai, Shonandai on Line 1)

Line Nr.2: Line 3 (Bound for Shinyokohama, Azamino)

Station Facilities

Bus Routes

Bus Routes → Yokohama Station/Bus Routes

Station Area

The west and east have a complex underground business district which spans over several floors and is directly connected with the buildings which surround the station.

East Entrance

Porta
SOGO
LUMINE
Kiyoken
0101 (Marui)
Yokohama Sky Building
Yokohama Plaza Hotel
Yokohama Central Japanese Post Office

West Entrance

The Diamond
Takashimaya
Mitsukoshi
CIAL
Sotetsu Joinus
Sotetsu Mobile
Yokohama Cinema Society
Yokohama Excel Hotel Tokyu
Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel and Towers
Okadaya More's
Tokyu Hands, Yokohama Location
Yodobashi Camera, In front of Yokohama Station
Biccamera, Yokohama Location
Vivre
Daiei
NTT Yokohama East Building

History

May 7, 1872 Opened for business as The Yokohama Railroad Station（First generation). One of the first Rail Stations opened in Japan. The location of the first Yokohama station is now the Sakuragicho Station.
July 11, 1887 The rail west of Tokaido Main Line's Yokohama Station and upto Kozu Station opened. The need occurred for cars that head to the Shinbashi Station and Kozu Station to reverse direction at the Yokohama Station using a switchback.
August 1, 1898 To get rid of the Tokaido Main Line's switch back a short direct line was opened that does not pass pass through Yokohama station. Cars directly servicing stations west of Yokohama Station then began stopping at Hodogaya Station instead of Yokohama Station, and a "Small Driven Train" (Lightweight Rail?) was setup connecting Yokohama–Hodogaya.
August 15, 1915 In order to avoid a pass through at Tokaido Main Line's Yokohama Station, a station was opened nearby the present day Takashima Station and became the second generation Yokohama Station. The first generation Yokohama Station was renamed the Sakaragicho Station and the Yokohama–Hodogaya "Small Driven Train" was done away with.
September 1, 1923 The station was destroyed in a fire in the Kanto Great Earthquake Disaster.
September 7, 1923 Tentative Station Building was established. The station was in business for some period of time.
March 18, 1928 Tokyo Yokohama Rail (presently the Tokyu Toyoko Line was connected to the station.
October 15, 1928 Becoming the third generation, the current Yokohama Station opened for business in a location that is on the northern side of the second generation station, and this is also where it currently operates. The Tokaido Main Line was made the current route.
February 5, 1930 Keihin Electric Rail (presently the Keikyu Main Line) was connected to the station.
December 27, 1933 Kaminaka Rail (presently the Sotetsu Main Line) was connected to the station.
March 29, 1945 The large half of the station's facilities were destroyed in the Yokohama Great Air Raid.
Decemeber 9, 1957 North side underground entrance opened.
December 1, 1965 The ticket sales area, "Midori no Madoguchi" (lit. Green Window), opened.
September 4, 1976 The Yokohama City(-operated) Subway Line Nr.3 was connected to Yokohama Station.
November 7, 1980 The new east entrance station building and the east-west passage opened.
January 31, 2004 Tokyu Toyoko Line platform was reopened underground.
February 1, 2004 Yokohama High-Speed Rail Minato Mirai 21 Line was connected to the Yokohama Station. With Tokyu Toyoko and Yokohama High Speed Rail Minato Mirai 21 beginning mutual direct service, the sharing of the North-South passage began.

Neighboring Stations

East-Japan Passenger Rail

Tokaido Main Line

Special Sleeper Express

Tokyo Station – Yokohama Station – Atami Station

Special Express Super View Tooriko

Tokyo Station（with one train servicing Shinjuku Station） - Yokohama Station – (Odawara Station) – Atami Station（with one train alternatively servicing Odawara Station and excluding Atami Station)

Special Express Tooriko

Shinagawa Station (with one train servicing the Tokyo Station alternatively) – Yokohama Station – Ofuna Station

Tokyu (Wide View) Tokai

Kawasaki Station – Yokohama Station – Ofuna Station

High-speed Actie (Actie is some Japanese-made word)

Kawasaki Station – Yokohama Station – Ofuna Station

Sleeper Express Galaxy

Shinagawa Station – Yokohama Station – Ofuna Station

High-speed Moonlight

Shinagawa Station – Yokohama Station – Ofuna Station

Shonan Liner

Passes Through