is a passenger railway station located in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Lines Kagetsu-sōjiji Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building built over the platforms and tracks.
History Kagetsu-sōjiji Station opened on 12 April 1914. The station was rebuilt as an elevated station in December 1971.
The station was originally named for the adjacent Kagetsuen Amusement Park, which was in operation from 1914 until 1946. The amusement park property was later used for the Kagetsuen Keirin Stadium, which closed down in March 2010.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kagetsu-sōjiji Station was assigned station number KK30.
Kagetsu-sōjiji was renamed from on 14 March 2020. The name reflects the redevelopment of Kagetsuen following the closure of the Keirin track, as well as the nearby Sōji-ji Buddhist temple.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7,022 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year daily average 2005 8,128 2010 6,310 2015 16,342
Surrounding area Sōji-ji Kokudo Station Japan National Route 15 Yokohama City Yokohama Science Frontier High School / Affiliated Junior High School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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