Banda Station Explained

Banda Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:番田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kamimizo, Chūō-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0243
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.5453°N 139.3633°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Sagami Line
Distance:26.9 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections:Bus stop
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:29 April 1931
Rebuilt:2017-2018
Former:Kamimizo (until 1944)
Passengers:3,643 daily
Pass Year:FY2014
Map Type:Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Banda Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 26.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to a small station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The station opened on April 29, 1931, as on the Sagami Railway.[1] On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japanese National Railways (JNR), at which time the station was renamed Banda Station.[1] On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of JNR, the station came under the operation of JR East.[1]

The station building is scheduled to be rebuilt between September 2017 and spring 2018.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3,643 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . Japanese . II. 83. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2017/08/25/140000.html . ja: JR東日本,相模線番田駅の駅舎をリニューアル . The station building at Banda Station on JR East Sagami Line to be renewed . 25 August 2017. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20170825060249/http://railf.jp/news/2017/08/25/140000.html . 25 August 2017. live . 25 August 2017.
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2014_03.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014). 2015. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 25 August 2017.