Kobuchi Station (Kanagawa)

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
Kobuchi Station, May 2021
General information
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
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yokohama Line
Distance	25.7 km from Higashi-Kanagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JH24
Website	Official website
History
Opened	13 March 1988
Passengers
FY2019	23,002 daily (boarding passengers)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Fuchinobe JH25 towards Hachiōji Yokohama Line Local Machida JH23 towards Yokohama
Location Kobuchi Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Kobuchi Station Kobuchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platforms, 2020

Lines

Kobuchi Station is served by the Yokohama Line, and is located 25.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Kanagawa.

Station layout

Kobuchi 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

1	JH Yokohama Line	for Sagamihara, Hashimoto, and Hachiōji
2	JH Yokohama Line	for Machida, Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ōfuna

History

Kobuchi 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

In 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
2005	20,138[4]
2010	21,398[5]
2015	22,622[6]

Surrounding area

• Sagamihara City Ono Elementary School
• Sagamihara City Fuchinobe Higashi Elementary School
• Sagamihara City Onodai Central Elementary School
• Kitasato University Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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

Media related to Kobuchi Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information page (in Japanese)