Yōkōdai Station

Yōkōdai Station (洋光台駅) is a passenger railway station located in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Yōkōdai Station is served by the Negishi Line from Yokohama to Ōfuna in Kanagawa Prefecture. with through services inter-running to and from the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and also the Yokohama Line. It is 14.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi line at Yokohama, and 73.2 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya.

Station layout
The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks. The platform is connected to the station building by an underpass. The station is staffed.

History
The area around Yōkōdai Station was formerly a small rural pocket within central Yokohama. It was developed into a large housing district in the early 1970s. The Japan National Railways (JNR) Keihin-Tōhoku Line was extended from its former terminus at Isogo Station, and Yōkōdai Station was opened on 17 March 1970. The line was further extended to Ōfuna Station in 1973. The station came under the management of JR East on April 1, 1987 after the privatization of the JNR.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

 * Yokohama Science Center, a municipal science museum for children, is located near the station.
 * Kanagawa Prefectural Isogo High School
 * Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Nanryo High School
 * Kanagawa Prefectural Hitorizawa High School