Sōbudai-mae Station


Sōbudai-mae Station

相武台前駅
North Exit of Sōbudai-mae Station, May 2017
General information
Location1-4759 Sōbudai, Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0011
Japan
Coordinates35°29′57.8″N 139°24′30.9″E / 35.499389°N 139.408583°E / 35.499389; 139.408583
Operated by Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)Odakyu Odawara Line
Distance36.9 km from Shinjuku
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeOH-30
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 1, 1927
Previous namesZama (to 1937); Shikan-Gakkō-mae (to 1941)
Passengers
FY201940,324 daily
Services
Preceding station Odakyu Following station
Zama
towards Hon-Atsugi
 Odawara Line
Commuter Semi Express
 Odakyu-Sagamihara
towards Yoyogi-Uehara
Zama
towards Isehara
 Odawara Line
Semi Express
Zama
towards Odawara
 Odawara Line
Local
 Odakyu-Sagamihara
towards Shinjuku or Yoyogi-Uehara
Location
Sōbudai-mae Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Sōbudai-mae Station
Sōbudai-mae Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Sōbudai-mae Station is located in Japan
Sōbudai-mae Station
Sōbudai-mae Station
Sōbudai-mae Station (Japan)
Landscape near the station

Sōbudai-mae Station (相武台前駅, Sōbudai-mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Zama, Kanagawa, Japan, and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Lines

Sōbudai-mae Station is served by Odakyu Odawara Line, and is located 36.9 km from the line's Tokyo terminal at Shinjuku Station.[1] It is the closest station to the US Army's Camp Zama facility and is close to the border of Zama with the city of Sagamihara.

Station layout

View towards Zama

Sōbudai-mae Station has two island platforms and four tracks, connected to the station building by footbridges. The station building is elevated, and is located above the tracks and platforms.

Platforms

1 ■ Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi, Shin-Matsuda, and Odawara
2 ■ Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi, Shin-Matsuda, and Odawara
3 ■ Odakyu Odawara Line for Sagami-Ōno , Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara, and Shinjuku
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Ayase
4 ■ Odakyu Odawara Line for Sagami-Ōno, Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara, and Shinjuku
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Ayase

History

Sōbudai-mae Station opened on 1 April 1927 as Zama Station (座間駅).[1] With the opening of the nearby Imperial Japanese Army Academy (Rikugun Shikan Gakkō), the station was renamed Shikan-gakkō-mae Station (士官学校前駅) on 1 June 1937.[1] However, as part of the counter-intelligence movement to eliminate the names of military facilities from maps, the station was renamed Sōbudai-mae Station on 1 January 1941.[2]

Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Sōbudai-mae being assigned station number OH30.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 40,324 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 40,814[6]
2010 39,160[7]
2015 38,851[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 236. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ Imao, Keisuke (August 7, 2009). 日中戦争後に相次いで変えられた軍事施設駅名 [Military Facility Station Names Changed after the Sino-Japanese War] (in Japanese). Hakusuisha. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "2014年1月から駅ナンバリングを順次導入します！" [From January 2014, station numbering will be introduced sequentially!] (PDF). odakyu.jp (in Japanese). 24 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. ^ Kusamichi, Yoshikazu (28 December 2013). "小田急グループ、鉄道から海賊船まで通しの駅番号…2014年1月から順次導入" [Odakyu Group, station numbers from railways to pirate ships, Introduced sequentially from January 2014]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ^ 鉄道部門：1日平均駅別乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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