Samukawa Station
Samukawa Station 寒川駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Okada 148-1, Samukawa-machi, Kōza-gun, Kanagawa-ken 253-0105 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°22′04″N 139°23′14″E / 35.367719°N 139.3873°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Sagami Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 5.1 km from Chigasaki. | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Connections |
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Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | September 28, 1921 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 6,822 daily | ||||||||||
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Samukawa Station (寒川駅, Samukawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Samukawa, Kōza District. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Samukawa Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 5.1 kilometers from the terminal station of the line at Chigasaki.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a single island platform with an elevated station building built over the tracks and platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Sagami Line | for Chigasaki |
2 | ■ Sagami Line | for Atsugi, Hashimoto, Hachiōji |
History
[edit]Samukawa Station was opened on September 28, 1921 as a station the Sagami Railway. A freight spur line, the Nishi-Samukawa Spur Line, began operations from May 10, 1922 (Its operations were discontinued in 1984). On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. Freight operations were discontinued in 1971. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001. The station building was remodeled and expanded in 2006.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,822 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | daily average |
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2005 | 6,595[2] |
2010 | 6,604[3] |
2015 | 6,787[4] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Samukawa Town Hall
- Nissan Koki head office
Gallery
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Side view of Samukawa Station
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Inside Samukawa Station
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 Samukawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page.(in Japanese)