Shōnandai Station

Shōnandai Station (湘南台駅, Shōnandai-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan, jointly operated by private railway companies Odakyu Electric Railway and Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu), and the public Yokohama City Transportation Bureau (subway service). It is 15.8 kilometers from the starting point of the Odakyū Enoshima Line at Sagami-Ōno Station and is a terminal station for both the Sagami Railway Izumino Line and the Yokohama Subway Blue Line.

B01 Shōnandai Station 湘南台駅
East side of the station in May 2012
General information
Location	2-15 Shōnandai, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0804 Japan
Coordinates	35.396185°N 139.466589°E / 35.396185; 139.466589
Operated by	Odakyu Electric Railway Sagami Railway Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
Line(s)	Odakyu Enoshima Line Sagami Railway Izumino Line Blue Line
Platforms	2 side + 2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	B01 (Subway)
History
Opened	7 November 1966; 57 years ago (1966-11-07)
Passengers
FY2019	168,796
Services
Preceding station Odakyu Following station Fujisawa towards Katase-Enoshima Enoshima Line Rapid Express Yamato towards Sagami-Ōno Enoshima Line Express Chōgo towards Sagami-Ōno Mutsuai-Nichidaimae towards Katase-Enoshima Enoshima Line Local Preceding station Sotetsu Following station Terminus Izumino Line Limited Express Izumino towards Futamata-gawa Izumino Line Commuter Express Rapid Local Yumegaoka towards Futamata-gawa Preceding station Yokohama Municipal Subway Following station Terminus Blue Line Rapid Local Shimoiida B02 towards Azamino
Location Shōnandai Station Location within Yokohama Show map of Yokohama Shōnandai Station Shōnandai Station (Kanagawa Prefecture) Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Shōnandai Station Shōnandai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

The ticket gates of the three lines converge on one wide underground concourse.

Lines

• Odakyu Electric Railway
  • Odakyū Enoshima Line - Rapid Express and Express trains stop at this station.
• Sagami Railway
  • Izumino Line
• Yokohama Municipal Subway
  • Blue Line (B01)

Station layout

The Odakyu Enoshima Line has two elevated opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by an underpass. The Sōtetsu and Yokohama Municipal Subway stations are both underground, and each have a single island platform.

Odakyu platforms

1	OE Odakyū Enoshima Line	for Fujisawa and Katase-Enoshima
2	OE Odakyū Enoshima Line	for Yamato, Sagami-Ōno, Machida, and Shinjuku

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  Ticket gates
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  Platform

Sōtetsu platforms

1, 2

Sōtetsu Izumino Line

for Futamata-gawa, Yokohama and Shin-Yokohama

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  Ticket gates
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  Platform

Yokohama Municipal Subway platforms

1, 2

Blue Line

for Totsuka, Kamiōoka, Yokohama, Shin-Yokohama, and Azamino

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  Ticket gates
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  Platform

History

Shōnandai Station was opened on November 7, 1966 as a station on the Odakyū Enoshima Line. The station was greatly expanded in 1999 with the addition of the Sagami Railway Izumino Line on March 10, and the Yokohama Subway Blue Line on August 29.

Through services to and from the Tokyu Toyoko Line courtesy of the Shin-yokohama Line began operation on 18 March 2023.^[1] Effective this date, through services originating from this station continue past Hiyoshi on the Tokyu Shin-yokohama Line towards Wakoshi on the Yurakucho Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Odakyu station was used by an average of 92,076 passengers daily.^[2] During the same fiscal year, the Sotetsu station was used by an average of 28,697 passengers daily,^[3] and the Yokohama Municipal Subway by an average of 48,023 passengers daily,^[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Odakyu	Sotetsu	Yokohama Subway
2005	76,247	24,440	45,235	[5]
2010	82,948	26,741	44,431	[6]
2015	90,208	27,533	47,371	[7]

Surrounding area

Public facilities

• Shonandai culture center
• Akibadai cultural gymnasium
• Shonandai park
• Engyo park
• Fujisawa North police station
• Fujisawa North fire station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "相模鉄道，3月18日にダイヤ改正を実施" [Sagami Railway implements timetable revision on March 18]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
2. 鉄道部門：1日平均駅別乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
3. 相 模 鉄 道 線：乗 降 人 員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanto Traffic Advertising Council. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
4. 横浜市統計書　第９章　道路、運輸及び通信 [Yokohama City Statistics Chapter 9 Roads, Transportation and Communications (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Yokohama City. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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 Shōnandai Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Shōnandai Station information (Odakyu) (in Japanese)
• Shōnandai Station information (Sōtetsu) (in Japanese)
• Shōnandai Station information (Yokohama Subway) (in Japanese)