Kobuchi Station (古淵駅, Kobuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Minami-ku in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JH24 Kobuchi Station 古淵駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kobuchi Station, May 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kobuchi 2-19-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0344 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°33′21.5″N 139°25′9.3″E / 35.555972°N 139.419250°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yokohama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 25.7 km from Higashi-Kanagawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Station code | JH24 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 March 1988 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 23,002 daily (boarding passengers) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKobuchi Station is served by the Yokohama Line, and is located 25.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Kanagawa.
Station layout
editKobuchi Station has a two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The tracks are set in a cutting, and the elevated station building's exit is at ground level. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | JH Yokohama Line | for Sagamihara, Hashimoto, and Hachiōji |
| 2 | JH Yokohama Line | for Machida, Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ōfuna |
History
editKobuchi Station was opened on 13 March 1988.
Station numbering was introduced on 20 August 2016 with Kobuchi being assigned station number JH24.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 23,002 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
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| 2005 | 20,138[4] |
| 2010 | 21,398[5] |
| 2015 | 22,622[6] |
Surrounding area
edit- Sagamihara City Ono Elementary School
- Sagamihara City Fuchinobe Higashi Elementary School
- Sagamihara City Onodai Central Elementary School
- Kitasato University Hospital
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Kobuchi Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information page (in Japanese)