Kannai Station (関内駅) is an elevated station in Naka Ward, Yokohama. East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Yokohama City Transportation Bureau run it. It serves the Negishi Line and the Yokohama Blue Line. It opened on 19 May 1964.
History
Kannai Station opened on 19 May 1964 as a Japanese National Railways station, when the Negishi Line between Sakuragichō and Isogo opened. On 4 September 1976, a Yokohama Municipal Subway station opened when the Isezaki-chōjamachi to Yokohama section opened. On 1 April 1987, the national railway was split up and privatised, and the JR station became part of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
On 20 January 1994, automatic ticket gates were installed at the JR station. On 18 November 2001, Suica became usable on JR East. On 18 March 2007, PASMO became usable on the Yokohama Municipal Subway. On 26 May 2007, platform doors started on the subway platforms.
On 2 April 2002, the Yokohama BayStars, whose home stadium is near the station, opened their home series at Yokohama Stadium. During that series, the team's fan song was used as the departure melody on the JR platforms. The team was later renamed the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. In 2011, the JR platforms used the team song Atsuki Hoshitachi yo (熱き星たちよ) as the departure melody for part of the season. In 2012, the melody was changed again for part of the season, and the subway platforms also used Atsuki Hoshitachi yo from 3 April 2012. On 1 May 2012, free public wireless LAN from docomo Wi-Fi started on the subway. On 29 March 2013, the JR platforms began using Atsuki Hoshitachi yo all year round.
On 18 July 2015, a Yokohama Municipal Subway timetable revision started a new rapid service, and Kannai became a stop for it. On 23 April 2017, the JR north exit switched to new ticket gates. On 18 November 2020, platform doors started on the Negishi Line platforms.
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