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

Banda Station

番田駅
Banda Station in May 2018
General information
LocationKamimizo, Chūō-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0243
Japan
Coordinates35°32′43″N 139°21′48″E / 35.545287°N 139.363254°E / 35.545287; 139.363254
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sagami Line
Distance26.9 km from Chigasaki
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 April 1931
Rebuilt2017-2018
Previous namesKamimizo (until 1944)
Passengers
FY20143,643 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kamimizo
towards Hachiōji
Sagami Line Harataima
towards Chigasaki
Location
Banda Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Banda Station
Banda Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Banda Station is located in Japan
Banda Station
Banda Station
Banda Station (Japan)

Lines

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Banda Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 26.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chigasaki.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of a single island platform connected to a small station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Sagami Line for Hashimoto
2  Sagami Line for Chigasaki

History

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The station opened on April 29, 1931, as Kamimizo Station (上溝駅) on the Sagami Railway.[1] On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japanese National Railways (JNR), at which time the station was renamed Banda Station.[1] On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of JNR, the station came under the operation of JR East.[1]

The station building is scheduled to be rebuilt between September 2017 and spring 2018.[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3,643 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Kamimizo Minami High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 83. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ JR東日本,相模線番田駅の駅舎をリニューアル [The station building at Banda Station on JR East Sagami Line to be renewed]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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