Zama Station

Zama Station
座間駅
East Exit of Zama Station
Location
Prefecture Kanagawa
(See other stations in Kanagawa)
City Zama
Neighborhood etc. 5-1682 Iriya
Postal code252-0024
(in Japanese)神奈川県座間市入谷5丁目1682番地
History
Year opened 1927
Former names Shin-Zama Station
Zama-Yūen Station
Present name since 1941
Rail services
Operator(s) Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s) Odakyu Odawara Line
Statistics 21,723 passengers/day (FY2011)
There is a bus terminal at this station

Zama Station (座間駅 Zama-eki) is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Lines

Zama Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, and is located 39.2 km from the line's Tokyo terminal at Shinjuku Station.[1]

Station layout

Zama Station has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by overpasses. The station building is elevated, and is located above the tracks and platforms.

Platforms

View of the platforms, October 2007
1 Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi, Shin-Matsuda, and Odawara
2 Odakyu Odawara Line for Sagami-Ono, Shin-Yurigaoka, Yoyogi-Uehara, and Shinjuku
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Ayase

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Odakyu Odawara Line
Express: no stop
Sōbudai-mae   Semi Express   Ebina
Sōbudai-mae   Section Semi Express   Ebina
Sōbudai-mae   Local   Ebina

History

The station opened on March 1, 1927 as Shin-Zama Station (新座間駅).[1] It was renamed Zama-Yūen Station (座間遊園駅) on July 1, 1937, and on October 15, 1941, it was renamed Zama Station.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 21,723 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

West Entrance

East Entrance

Buses

West Entrance

Services are operated by Kanagawa Chuo Transportation and Zama Community Bus.

East Entrance

Services are operated by Kanagawa Chuo Transportation.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
  2. Route for Kanachu buses

External links

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Coordinates: 35°28′50.5″N 139°23′59.7″E / 35.480694°N 139.399917°E