Banda Station 番田駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Banda Station in May 2018 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kamimizo, Chūō-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0243 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°32′43″N 139°21′48″E / 35.545287°N 139.363254°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Sagami Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 26.9 km from Chigasaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 29 April 1931 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2017-2018 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Kamimizo (until 1944) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2014 | 3,643 daily | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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).
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]The station consists of a single island platform connected to a small station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Sagami Line | for Hashimoto |
2 | ■ Sagami Line | for Chigasaki |
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3,643 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kamimizo Minami High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit] Media related to Banda Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)