Connections Bus terminal Passengers (JR East, FY2013) 65,392 daily Opened 1872 | Previous names Yokohama (until 1915) Address Japan | |
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Location 1 Sakuragichō, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
（神奈川県横浜市中区桜木町1丁目）
Japan Operated by JR East
Yokohama Municipal Subway Line(s) ■ Negishi Line
■ Blue Line Similar Kannai Station, Minatomirai Station, Hinodechō Station, Bashamichi Station, Yokohama Station | ||
Sakuragichō Station (桜木町駅, Sakuragichō-eki), is a railway station in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Yokohama Municipal Subway.
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Lines
Sakuragichō Station is served by the JR East Negishi Line (Keihin-Tohoku Line), with some services through-running to and from the Yokohama Line, and also by the Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (station number B18).
JR East
The JR East station consists of two elevated island platforms 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 "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office, next to the South gate.
Yokohama Municipal Subway
The Yokohama Municipal Subway (Blue Line) platforms are located on the 4th basement level, south of the main station.
History
Sakuragichō is one of Japan's oldest stations. It opened on June 12, 1872, as the original Yokohama Station when the service between Shinagawa and Yokohama provisionally started. The station was renamed Sakuragichō Station on August 15, 1915, when the then-new and second Yokohama Station opened near Takashimachō Station. Yokohama Station was relocated again after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, to its third and current location.
Between March 31, 1932, and January 30, 2004, Sakuragichō Station was the terminus of the Tokyu Toyoko Line.
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.
Accidents
On April 24, 1951, a 63 series Keihin Line (now part of the Negishi Line) train approaching the station caught fire when the train hit a loose overhead wire and caused a short circuit. The fire killed 106 and injured 92.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 65,392 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
The station is located near the Minato Mirai 21 district and Yokohama Landmark Tower. Other stations in the vicinity include Minatomirai Station on the Minatomirai Line.