Sagamiko Station Explained


Sagamiko Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:相模湖駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Yose, Midori-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0171
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Chūō Main Line
Distance:62.6 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Code:JC25
Status:Staffed
Opened:August 1, 1901
Former:Yose (until 1956)
Passengers:2,077 daily (boarding passengers)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Sagamiko Station

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 .

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

Station history

Sagamiko Station first opened on August 1, 1901, as 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).[1]

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

Fiscal year daily average
20053,376[2]
2010 3,373[3]
2015 2,442[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_04.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.