Shōnandai Station Explained


Shōnandai Station
Native Name:湘南台駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-15 Shōnandai, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0804
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.3962°N 139.4666°W
Platforms:2 side + 2 island platforms
Connections: Bus stop
Code:B01 (Subway)
Passengers:168,796
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Yokohama#Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shōnandai Station

is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan, jointly operated by private railway companies Odakyu Electric Railway and Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu), and the public Yokohama City Transportation Bureau (subway service). It is 15.8 kilometers from the starting point of the Odakyū Enoshima Line at Sagami-Ōno Station and is a terminal station for both the Sagami Railway Izumino Line and the Yokohama Subway Blue Line.

The ticket gates of the three lines converge on one wide underground concourse.

Lines

Station layout

The Odakyu Enoshima Line has two elevated opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by an underpass. The Sōtetsu and Yokohama Municipal Subway stations are both underground, and each have a single island platform.

Yokohama Municipal Subway platforms

History

Shōnandai Station was opened on November 7, 1966 as a station on the Odakyū Enoshima Line. The station was greatly expanded in 1999 with the addition of the Sagami Railway Izumino Line on March 10, and the Yokohama Subway Blue Line on August 29.

Through services to and from the Tokyu Toyoko Line courtesy of the Shin-yokohama Line began operation on 18 March 2023.[1] Effective this date, through services originating from this station continue past Hiyoshi on the Tokyu Shin-yokohama Line towards Wakoshi on the Yurakucho Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Odakyu station was used by an average of 92,076 passengers daily.[2] During the same fiscal year, the Sotetsu station was used by an average of 28,697 passengers daily,[3] and the Yokohama Municipal Subway by an average of 48,023 passengers daily,[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Odakyu Sotetsu Yokohama Subway
200576,247 24,440 45,235 [5]
2010 82,948 26,741 44,431 [6]
2015 90,208 27,533 47,371 [7]

Surrounding area

Public facilities

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 相模鉄道,3月18日にダイヤ改正を実施 . Sagami Railway implements timetable revision on March 18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221217061934/https://railf.jp/news/2022/12/16/202000.html . 17 December 2022 . 17 December 2022 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  2. Web site: https://www.odakyu.jp/company/railroad/users/. ja:鉄道部門:1日平均駅別乗降人員 . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020 . Odakyu Electric Railway. Japan. Japanese . 6 March 2020.
  3. Web site: https://train-media.net/report/2010/soutetsu.pdf. ja:相 模 鉄 道 線:乗 降 人 員 . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020 . Kanto Traffic Advertising Council. Japan. Japanese . 6 March 2020.
  4. Web site: https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/city-info/yokohamashi/tokei-chosa/portal/tokeisho/09.html. ja:横浜市統計書 第9章 道路、運輸及び通信. Yokohama City Statistics Chapter 9 Roads, Transportation and Communications (Fiscal 2019). 2020 . Yokohama City. Japan. Japanese . 6 March 2020.
  5. 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. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.