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.
 Sōbudai-mae Station 相武台前駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 North Exit of Sōbudai-mae Station, May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-4759 Sōbudai, Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0011 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°29′57.8″N 139°24′30.9″E / 35.499389°N 139.408583°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Odakyu Electric Railway | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Odakyu Odawara Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 36.9 km from Shinjuku | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | OH-30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1, 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Zama (to 1937); Shikan-Gakkō-mae (to 1941) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 40,324 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 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
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| 4 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | for Sagami-Ōno , Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara, and Shinjuku Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Ayase
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History edit
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 edit
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 |
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| 2005 | 40,814[6] |
| 2010 | 39,160[7] |
| 2015 | 38,851[8] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 edit
Media related to Sobudai-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons
- station information (in Japanese)