JR lines at Yokohama Station are located in the main station building. The JR ticket gates are located in the B1 basement level and the platforms are located on the ground floor level.
Yokohama Station’s main building
There are six JR lines running from eight platforms at this station:
- The Negishi Line
- The Keihin-Tohoku Line
- The Yokohama Line
- The Tokaido Main Line
- The Yokosuka Line
- The Shonan-Shinjuku Line
JR shares the main station building with the Keikyu railway company and passengers can transfer directly between their lines.
Tickets Gates
JR ticket gates are located on the B1 level in the three passages that run east-to-west through the main station building. The North Gate is located in the Northern Passage.
The North Gate
There are two sets of gates in the Central Passage: the Central North Gate and the Central South Gate. These gates are located across from each other.
The Central North Gate
The Central South Gate
The South Gate is located in the Southern Passage.
The South Gate
Departure information can be seen on digital signs just inside the ticket gates and is displayed in both English and Japanese.
Departure information inside the ticket gates
Inside the ticket gates there is a transfer gate between the JR and Keikyu sides of the station. Passengers arriving on a JR service can use the transfer gate to transfer directly to Keikyu services.
The Keikyu Transfer Gate
Tickets & Information
A JR Ticket Office can be found near the Central South Gate in the Central Passage.
The JR Ticket Office
There is also an Information Desk by the Central North Gate in the Central Passage.
The Information Desk
Ticket machines can be found by all the gates.
Ticket machines by the Central North Gate
Ticket machines by the North Gate
Ticket machines by the South Gate
The ticket machines are operated by touch screens, have English language guidance and are easy to use. Above the machines are fare charts showing all possible destinations in English and Japanese with appropriate fares.
Platforms
JR services run from platforms 3 to 10. The Keikyu railway company, which also operates from this station runs services from platforms 1 and 2.
Platforms 3 and 4 at JR Yokohama Station
Platform 3 has Negishi Line services bound for Sakuragicho, Kannai, Ishikawacho and Ofuna.
A train for Hachioji at Platform 4
Platform 4 has Keihin-Tohoku Line services bound for Tokyo, Ueno and Omiya. It also has Yokohama Line services bound for Shin-Yokohama, Machida and Hachioji.
Platforms 5 and 6 at JR Yokohama Station
Platforms 5 and 6 have southbound Tokaido Line services for Odawara, Atami and Ito.
A train bound for Atami at Platform 6
Odoriko and Saphir Odoriko limited express services bound for Izukyu-Shimoda and Shuzenji also depart from these platforms.
Platforms 7 and 8 at JR Yokohama Station
Platforms 7 and 8 have northbound Tokaido Line services for Kawasaki, Shinagawa and Tokyo.
A train for Kagohara at Platform 7
Through services continue beyond Tokyo on the Ueno-Tokyo Line to Ueno and Omiya.
Platforms 9 and 10 at JR Yokohama Station
Platform 9 has southbound Yokosuka Line services for Ofuna, Kamakura, Yokosuka and Kurihama. Some southbound services on the Shonan-Shinjuku Line for Ofuna, Fujisawa and Odawara also depart from this platform.
A train for Zushi at Platform 9
Platform 10 has northbound Yokosuka Line services for Shinagawa, Tokyo and Chiba and northbound Shonan-Shinjuku Line services for Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Omiya.
The Narita Express at Platform 10
The Narita Express (N’EX) limited express service for Narita Airport also departs from Platform 10.
Departure information at Platform 10
Digital signs on all platforms give departure information in English as well as Japanese.
Article and original photos by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved.
