Hashimoto Station (Kanagawa)

Hashimoto Station (橋本駅, Hashimoto-eki) is a major interchange railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

JH28 KO45 Hashimoto Station 橋本駅
The south side of Hashimoto Station
General information
Location	6 Hashimoto, Midori-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252–0143 Japan
Coordinates	35°35′41″N 139°20′40″E
Operated by	JR East Keio Corporation
Line(s)	JHYokohama Line ■ Sagami Line KO Keio Sagamihara Line
Platforms	1 side platform + 3 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	KO45 (Keio) JH28(Yokohama line)
History
Opened	23 September 1908
Passengers
FY2019	65,328 (JR, boarding); 98,086 (Keio, total)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Aihara JH29 towards Hachiōji Yokohama Line Rapid Local Sagamihara JH27 towards Yokohama Terminus Sagami Line Minami-Hashimoto towards Chigasaki Preceding station Following station Terminus Keiō Liner Minami-ōsawa KO43 towards Shinjuku Sagamihara Line Special Express Express Minami-ōsawa KO43 towards Chōfu Sagamihara Line Semi Express Rapid Local Tamasakai KO44 towards Chōfu
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Lines

Hashimoto Station is served by the Yokohama Line and Sagami Line operated by JR East, as well as the Keio Sagamihara Line. It is 33.8 km (21.0 mi) from Higashi-Kanagawa, 33.3 km (20.7 mi) from Chigasaki, and 38.1 km (23.7 mi) from Shinjuku, the termini of these three lines respectively.

Station layout

North side

JR East platform

The JR East station has two island platforms and one side platform. The station building is built above the platforms and tracks, and the station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.^[1] The Keio station has one elevated island platform, with the station building underneath. Interconnecting from platform 5 is impossible (as of 2022). There are platform screen doors on platforms 1, 2, and 3 for the Yokohama Line. Beyond platform 4, the tracks of the Sagami Line connect with the Yokohama Line (towards Hachiōji Station). Until March 2022, the Sagami Line provided through service onto the Yokohama Line.

JR East platforms

1-2	JH Yokohama Line	for Machida, Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ofuna
3	JH Yokohama Line	for Hachiōji
4-5	■ Sagami Line	for Ebina and Chigasaki

Keio platforms

1	KO Keiō Sagamihara Line	for Keiō-Tama-Center, Chōfu, Meidaimae, and Shinjuku Toei Shinjuku Line
2	KO Keiō Sagamihara Line	for Keiō-Tama-center, Chōfu, Meidaimae, and Shinjuku Toei Shinjuku Line

History

The JR East station opened on 23 September 1908.^[2] The Keio station opened on 31 March 1990.^[3]

Station numbering was introduced to the Yokohama Line on 20 August 2016 with Hashimoto being assigned station number JH28.^[4][5]

Future plans

The Kanagawa Prefectural Government has expressed its wishes to build an interchange station here on the Chuo Shinkansen high-speed maglev line, which is scheduled to open in 2027.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 65,328 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[6] During the same period, the Keio portion of the station was used by 98,086 passengers daily (total).^[7]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average (JR)	daily average (Keio)
2005	54,854	54,854	[8]
2010	60,122	43,621	[9]
2015	64,473	46,530	[10]

Surrounding area

• Midori Ward Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅情報（橋本駅） [Station Information: Hashimoto Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
2. 週刊JR全駅・全車両基地 No.03 [Weekly All Stations and All Depots No.3]. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. August 2012. p. 27. EAN 4910232440825.
3. 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. 229. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
4. "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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 鉄道事業概要 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Hashimoto Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)
• Keio station information (in Japanese)