Minami-Hashimoto Station Explained

Minami-Hashimoto Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:南橋本駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-4 Minamihashimoto, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0253
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.5803°N 139.3524°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Sagami Line
Distance:31.3 km from .
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Staffed
Opened:April 1, 1941
Former:Sagamimachi (until 1944)
Passengers:5,595 daily (boarding passengers)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Minami-Hashimoto Station

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

Lines

Minami-Hashimoto Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 31.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform, connected to a modern station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Minami-Hashimoto Station was opened on November 1, 1932, as, a rail siding on the Sagami Railway. It was renamed in 1940. On April 1, 1941, it was elevated in status to a . On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japanese Government Railways, at which time the station received its current name. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japanese National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from 1996. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001. The station building was complexly rebuilt in 2006.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,595 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
20055,125[2]
2010 5,311[3]
2015 5,467[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.
  2. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度). Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  3. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度). Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.
  4. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.