Sagamiko Station

JC25 Sagamiko Station 相模湖駅
Exit of Sagamiko Station, January 2019
General information
Location	Yose, Midori-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0171 Japan
Coordinates	35.6170293°N 139.188956°E / 35.6170293; 139.188956
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	62.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JC25
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 1, 1901
Previous names	Yose (until 1956)
Passengers
FY2019	2,077 daily (boarding passengers)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Fujino One-way operation Chūō Line Commuter Special Rapid Takao JC24 towards Tokyo Fujino JC26 towards Ōtsuki Chūō Line Chūō Special Rapid Chūō Line Commuter Rapid Takao One-way operation Chūō Line Rapid Takao JC24 towards Tokyo Fujino JC26 towards Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Local Takao JC24 towards Tachikawa
Location
Sagamiko Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Sagamiko Station Sagamiko Station (Japan)

Sagamiko Station (相模湖駅, Sagamiko-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Midori-ku in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sagamiko Station is served by the Chūō Rapid Line / Chūō Main Line , and is located 62.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform and a side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The middle platform (Platform 2) is used only for through traffic. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 JC Chūō Main Line for Ōtsuki, Kōfu, Matsumoto 2 JC Chūō Main Line for through traffic 3 JC Chūō Main Line for Takao, Shinjuku, Tokyo Station history Sagamiko Station first opened on August 1, 1901, as Yose Station (与瀬駅, Yosei-eki) for both freight and passenger service on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Line. The JGR became the JNR after the end of World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on April 10, 1956. Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in 1971. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from November 18, 2001. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,077 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below. Fiscal year daily average 2005 3,376 2010 3,373 2015 2,442 Surrounding area former Sagamiko Town Hall Sagamiko Post Office Lake Sagami See also List of railway stations in Japan References External links Media related to Sagamiko Station at Wikimedia Commons Official home page.(in Japanese)