History
Nishiya Station opened on 1 December 1926 as a stop on the Jinchu Railway, then a single-line operation between Atsugi and Hoshikawa (now Kamihoshikawa). Operation passed to Sagami Railway when Jinchu was absorbed in 1943, and electrification of the line had been completed the previous year. A footbridge station with an island-platform configuration arrived in May 1966, and double-tracking was completed in 1952. On 30 November 2019 Nishiya became the junction for the new Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line connecting to JR East services via Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai. Through services to the Tōkyū network began on 18 March 2023, and all express categories now stop at the station.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.
Notes
The Tōkaidō Shinkansen viaduct crosses directly over the station, and one of its support columns stands on a platform.