Zama Station
![]() East Exit of Zama Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 5-1682 Iriya, Zama, Kanagawa (神奈川県座間市入谷5丁目1682番地) Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Odakyu Electric Railway | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Odakyu Odawara Line | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Shin-Zama; Zama-Yūen (until 1941) | |||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
FY2011 | 21,723 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Zama Station (座間駅, Zama-eki) is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.
Lines
Zama Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, and is located 39.2 km from the line's Tokyo terminal at Shinjuku Station.[1]
Station layout
Zama Station has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by overpasses. The station building is elevated, and is located above the tracks and platforms.
Platforms
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Zama_Platform.jpg/220px-Zama_Platform.jpg)
1 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | for Hon-Atsugi, Shin-Matsuda, and Odawara |
2 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | for Sagami-Ono, Shin-Yurigaoka, Yoyogi-Uehara, and Shinjuku![]() |
History
The station opened on March 1, 1927, as Shin-Zama Station (新座間駅).[1] It was renamed Zama-Yūen Station (座間遊園駅) on July 1, 1937, and on October 15, 1941, it was renamed Zama Station.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 21,723 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
West Entrance
- Hoshigaya Temple
- Nashi-no-ki ruins
- Suzukamyō Shrine
- Iriya Elementary School
- Zama High School
- Zama Special School
- JA Sagami Zama
- Uni Zama store (department store)
- Zama Police station
- Iriya Station (JR Sagami Line)
East Entrance
- Odakyu OX
- Yatoyama Park
- Zama Station Post office
Buses
West Entrance
Services are operated by Kanagawa Chuo Transportation and Zama Community Bus.
- <Iriya Route> City Office branch (ZCB)
- <Iriya Route> Main City Office (ZCB)
- <Ebina 10> Ebina Station East Entrance (Kanachu)
- <Ebina 10> Sobudai-mae Station (via Tatsunodai) (Kanachu)
East Entrance
Services are operated by Kanagawa Chuo Transportation.
- <Sobudaishita 02> Sobudai-shita Station
- <Sobudai 04> Zama-Yotsuya
- <Sobudai 04, Ebina 10> Sobudai-mae Station (via Tatsunodai)
- <Sobudaishita 02> Sagamino Station North Entrance (via Tatsunodai)[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 236. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ Route for Kanachu buses
External links
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- Odakyu station information (in Japanese)