Sagamiko Station (相模湖駅, Sagamiko-eki) 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 Tokyo.

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

1 JC Chūō Main Line for Ōtsuki, Kōfu, Matsumoto
2 JC Chūō Main Line for through traffic
3 JC Chūō Main Line for Takao, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Station history

Sagamiko Station first opened on August 1, 1901, as Yose Station (与瀬駅, Yosei-eki) 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
2005 3,376[2]
2010 3,373[3]
2015 2,442[4]

Surrounding area

  • former Sagamiko Town Hall
  • Sagamiko Post Office
  • Lake Sagami

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.

External links

Media related to Sagamiko Station at Wikimedia Commons