Shichirigahama Station

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
Shichirigahama Station Exit
General information
Location	Shichirigahama-Higashi 1-9-5, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa-ken 248-0026 Japan
Coordinates	35°18′23″N 139°30′36″E
Operated by	Enoshima Electric Railway
Line(s)	Enoshima Electric Railway Line
Distance	5.6 km from Fujisawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections
Other information
Station code	EN09
History
Opened	20 June 1903; 121 years ago (1903-06-20)
Previous names	Yukiai (until 1951)
Passengers
FY2019	7,295 daily
Services
Preceding station Enoshima Electric Railway Following station Kamakurakōkōmae towards Fujisawa Enoden Inamuragasaki towards Kamakura
Location Shichirigahama Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Shichirigahama Station Shichirigahama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shichirigahama 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

The station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is attended.

Platforms

1

■ Enoshima Electric Railway

For Kamakura or Fujisawa

History

Shichirigahama 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

In 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
2005	1,975[4]
2010	1,699[5]
2015	3,310[6]

Surrounding area

• Shichirigahama beach

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan