Sagamihara Station
Sagamihara Station 相模原駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | 1 Sagamihara, Chūō, Sagamihara, Kanagawa (神奈川県相模原市中央区相模原1丁目) Japan |
Operated by | JR East |
Line(s) | Yokohama Line |
Connections |
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History | |
Opened | 1941 |
Passengers | |
FY2011 | 27,858 daily |
Sagamihara Station (相模原駅, Sagamihara-eki) is a railway station on the Yokohama Line in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Sagamihara Station is served by the Yokohama Line from Hachiōji to Higashi-Kanagawa,[2] and is 31.0 km from the southern terminus of the Yokohama Line at Higashi-Kanagawa.
Station layout
Sagamihara Station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.[2]
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
1 | ■ Yokohama Line | for Kanagawa and Hachiōji |
2 | ■ Yokohama Line | for JR East, Shin-Yokohama, Higashi-Kanagawa, and Yokohama |
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North side of the station, October 2012
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Ticket barriers, October 2012
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View from platform 2 looking south, October 2012
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View from platform 2 looking north, October 2012
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Yokohama Line | ||||
JR East | Rapid | Kanagawa | ||
Yabe | Local | Kanagawa |
History
Sagamahara Station was opened on April 4, 1941 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East. A new station building was completed in October 1996.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 27,858 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 26,897[4] |
2005 | 26,943[5] |
2010 | 28,079[6] |
2011 | 27,858[3] |
Surrounding area
- Sagamihara City Office
- US Army Sagami General Depot
References
- Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
- ^ a b 各駅情報(相模原駅) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
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