Shichirigahama Station (七里ヶ浜駅, Shichirigahama-eki) is a commuter railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in the Shichirigahama-Higashi neighborhood of the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
 Shichirigahama Station 七里ヶ浜駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shichirigahama Station Exit | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shichirigahama-Higashi 1-9-5, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa-ken 248-0026 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°18′23″N 139°30′36″E / 35.30639°N 139.51000°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Enoshima Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Enoshima Electric Railway Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 5.6 km from Fujisawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | EN09 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 June 1903 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Yukiai (until 1951) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 7,295 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editShichirigahama Station is served by the Enoshima Electric Railway Main Line and is 5.6 kilometers (3.5 mi) from the terminus of the line at Fujisawa Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is attended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Enoshima Electric Railway | For Kamakura or Fujisawa |
History
editShichirigahama Station was opened on 20 June 1903 as Tanabe Station (田辺駅, Tanabe-eki). It was renamed to Yukiai Station (行合駅, Yukiai-eki) on 19 October 1915, and has been called by its present name since 1951. The station building was rebuilt in 1997.
Station numbering was introduced to the Enoshima Electric Railway January 2014 with Shichirigahama being assigned station number EN09.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7,295 passengers daily, making it the 5th used of the 15 Enoden stations [3]
The average passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
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| 2005 | 1,975[4] |
| 2010 | 1,699[5] |
| 2015 | 3,310[6] |
Surrounding area
edit- Shichirigahama beach
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2014年1月から駅ナンバリングを順次導入します！" [From January 2014, station numbering will be introduced sequentially!] (PDF). odakyu.jp (in Japanese). 24 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Kusamichi, Yoshikazu (28 December 2013). "小田急グループ、鉄道から海賊船まで通しの駅番号…2014年1月から順次導入" [Odakyu Group, station numbers from railways to pirate ships, Introduced sequentially from January 2014]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ 江ノ電グループ会社要覧 2021年版 [Enoden Group Company Directory (Fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Enoshima Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo 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 Shichirigahama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Enoden station information (in Japanese)