Banda Station
Banda Station 番田駅 | |
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|---|---|
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa) |
| City | Sagamihara |
| Ward | Chūō |
| Neighborhood etc. | Kamimizo 378 |
| Postal code | 252-0243 |
| (in Japanese) | 神奈川県相模原市中央区上溝378 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1931 |
| Former name | Kamimizo Station |
| Present name since | 1944 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Sagami Line |
| Statistics | 2,990 passengers/day (2008) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Banda Station (番田駅 Banda-eki) is a train station in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 26.9 rail kilometers from the terminal station of the Sagami Line, Chigasaki.
History
Banda Station was opened on April 29, 1931 as Kamimizo Station (上溝駅 Kamimizo-eki) on the Sagami Railway. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways, at which time the station received its current name. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. The station building was complexly rebuilt in 1991. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001.
Line
Banda Station is served by the following line:
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform connected to a small station building by an overpass.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ JR Sagami Line | Trains in the direction of Hashimoto |
| 2 | ■ JR Sagami Line | Trains in the direction of Chigasaki |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harataima | JR Sagami Line | Kamimizo |
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Coordinates: 35°32′43″N 139°21′48″E / 35.545287°N 139.363254°E