Sakuragichō Station

infobox japan station
namerom= Sakuragichō
name= 桜木町


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caption= Sakuragichō Station as seen from the top of the Landmark Tower
pref= Kanagawa
city= Yokohama
ward= Naka
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open= 1872
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oldname= Yokohama
presentname= 1915
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operator= JR East, Yokohama Municipal Subway
line= Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Negishi Line, Line 3 (Blue Line)
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nihongo|Sakuragichō Station|桜木町駅|Sakuragichō-eki, is a railway station located in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan.

Lines

Sakuragichō Station is served by the following lines.

*East Japan Railway Company
**Keihin-Tōhoku Line / Negishi Line

*Yokohama Municipal Subway
**Line 3

tation layout

The JR East platforms are located in the above-ground portion of Sakuragichō Station.

The Yokohama City Subway is located on the 4th underground floor, south of the main station.

History

Sakuragichō is one of Japan's oldest stations. It opened on June 12, 1872 as Yokohama Station when the service between Shinagawa and Yokohama provisionally started. The station was renamed Sakuragichō Station on August 15, 1915 when the next Yokohama Station opened (near Takashimachō Station).

Between March 31, 1932 and January 30, 2004, Sakuragichō Station was the terminus of the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line.

On April 24, 1951, a JNR 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. [Saito, Masao [http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr33/f04_sai.html "Japanese Railway Safety and the Technology of the Day"] . Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 33 (pp.4–13). Retrieved on 3 August 2008.]

tation area

The station is located near the Minato Mirai 21 district and Landmark Tower, Japan's tallest skyscraper.

Adjacent stations

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References

External links

* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/stations/740.html JR East Sakuragichō Station] ja icon
* [http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/koutuu/english/sub/kounaizu_en/18.html Yokohama Subway Sakuragichō Station]
* [http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/walking/1060_01.html Bus Terminals at Yokohama & Sakuragichō Stations]
* [http://www.kanagawa-kankou.or.jp/english/spot/yokohama_cent/yc_01-10.html Sightseeing areas near Sakuragichō Station]
* [http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/walking/images/1400/map_pdf/05.pdf Map of the Sakuragichō Station area] (PDF)