Zama Station

Zama Station
座間駅
East Exit of Zama Station
Location 5-1682 Iriya, Zama, Kanagawa
（神奈川県座間市入谷5丁目1682番地）
Japan
Operated by Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s) Odakyu Odawara Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1927
Previous names Shin-Zama; Zama-Yūen (until 1941)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 21,723 daily

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: Does not stop at this station
Sōbudai-mae   Semi Express   Ebina
Sōbudai-mae   Commuter 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

  • Hoshigaya Temple
  • Nashi-no-ki ruins
  • Suzukamyō Shrine
  • Iriya Elementary School
  • Zama High School
  • Zama Special School
  • JA Sagami Zama
  • Uni Zama store (department store)
  • Zama Police station
  • Iriya Station (JR Sagami Line)

East Entrance

  • Odakyu OX
  • Yatoyama Park
  • Zama Station Post office

Buses

West Entrance

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

  • <Iriya Route> City Office branch (ZCB)
  • <Iriya Route> Main City Office (ZCB)
  • <Ebina 10> Ebina Station East Entrance (Kanachu)
  • <Ebina 10> Sobudai-mae Station (via Tatsunodai) (Kanachu)

East Entrance

Services are operated by Kanagawa Chuo Transportation.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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

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

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