Banda Station

Banda Station (番田駅, Banda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Banda Station 番田駅
Banda Station in May 2018
General information
Location	Kamimizo, Chūō-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0243 Japan
Coordinates	35.545287°N 139.363254°E / 35.545287; 139.363254
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sagami Line
Distance	26.9 km from Chigasaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 April 1931
Rebuilt	2017-2018
Previous names	Kamimizo (until 1944)
Passengers
FY2014	3,643 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kamimizo towards Hachiōji Sagami Line Harataima towards Chigasaki
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Lines

Banda Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 26.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chigasaki.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to a small station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Sagami Line	for Hashimoto
2	■ Sagami Line	for Chigasaki

History

The station opened on April 29, 1931, as Kamimizo Station (上溝駅) on the Sagami Railway.^[1] On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japanese National Railways (JNR), at which time the station was renamed Banda Station.^[1] On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of JNR, the station came under the operation of JR East.^[1]

The station building is scheduled to be rebuilt between September 2017 and spring 2018.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3,643 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Kamimizo Minami High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 83. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. JR東日本，相模線番田駅の駅舎をリニューアル [The station building at Banda Station on JR East Sagami Line to be renewed]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

External links

Media related to Banda Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)