Zama 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.


Zama Station

座間駅
East Exit of Zama Station
Location5-1682 Iriya, Zama, Kanagawa
（神奈川県座間市入谷5丁目1682番地）
Japan
Operated byOdakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)Odakyu Odawara Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened1927
Previous namesShin-Zama; Zama-Yūen (until 1941)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)21,723 daily
Services
Preceding station   Odakyu   Following station
toward Hon-Atsugi
Odawara Line
Commuter Semi Express
toward Ayase
toward Isehara
Odawara Line
Semi Express
Odawara Line
Local
toward Shinjuku or Ayase

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

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.

  • <Sobudaishita 02> Sobudai-shita Station
  • <Sobudai 04> Zama-Yotsuya
  • <Sobudai 04, Ebina 10> Sobudai-mae Station (via Tatsunodai)
  • <Sobudaishita 02> Sagamino Station North Entrance (via Tatsunodai)[2]

References
  1. 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

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