Zama Station

Zama Station (座間駅, Zama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Zama, Kanagawa, Japan, and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Zama Station 座間駅
East Exit of Zama Station
General information
Location	5-1682 Iriya, Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0029 Japan
Coordinates	35°28′50.5″N 139°23′59.7″E
Operated by	Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)	Odakyu Odawara Line
Distance	39.2 km from Shinjuku
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	OH-31
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 1, 1927
Previous names	Shin-Zama (to 1937); Zama-Yūen (to 1941)
Passengers
FY2019	20,833 daily
Services
Preceding station Odakyu Following station Ebina towards Hon-Atsugi Odawara Line Commuter Semi Express Sōbudai-mae towards Yoyogi-Uehara Ebina towards Isehara Odawara Line Semi Express Ebina towards Odawara Odawara Line Local Sōbudai-mae towards Shinjuku or Yoyogi-Uehara
Location Zama Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Zama Station Zama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Zama Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, and is located 39.2 km (24.4 mi) from the line's Tokyo terminal at Shinjuku Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by footbridges. The station building is elevated, and is located above the tracks and platforms.

Platforms

View of the platforms, October 2007

1	■ Odakyu Odawara Line	for Hon-Atsugi, Shin-Matsuda, and Odawara
2	■ Odakyu Odawara Line	for Sagami-Ono, Shin-Yurigaoka, Yoyogi-Uehara, and Shinjuku Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Ayase

History

The station opened on 1 March 1927, as Shin-Zama Station (新座間駅).^[1] It was renamed Zama-Yūen Station (座間遊園駅) on 1 July 1937, and on 15 October 1941, it was renamed Zama Station.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Zama being assigned station number OH31.^[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,833 passengers daily.^[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	22,128[5]
2010	21,983[6]
2015	21,732[7]

Surrounding area

West Entrance

• Hoshigaya Temple
• Nashi-no-ki ruins
• Suzukamyō Shrine
• Iriya Elementary School
• Zama High School
• Zama Special School
• JA Sagami Zama
• Uni Zama store (department store)
• Zama Police station
• Iriya Station (JR Sagami Line)

East Entrance

• Odakyu OX
• Yatoyama Park
• Zama Station Post office

Buses

West Entrance

Services are operated by Kanagawa Chuo Transportation and Zama Community Bus.

• <Iriya Route> City Office branch (ZCB)
• <Iriya Route> Main City Office (ZCB)
• <Ebina 10> Ebina Station East Entrance (Kanachu)
• <Ebina 10> Sobudai-mae Station (via Tatsunodai) (Kanachu)

East Entrance

Services are operated by Kanagawa Chuo Transportation.

• <Sobudaishita 02> Sobudai-shita Station
• <Sobudai 04> Zama-Yotsuya
• <Sobudai 04, Ebina 10> Sobudai-mae Station (via Tatsunodai)
• <Sobudaishita 02> Sagamino Station North Entrance (via Tatsunodai)^[8]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. 236. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. "2014年1月から駅ナンバリングを順次導入します！" [From January 2014, station numbering will be introduced sequentially!] (PDF). odakyu.jp (in Japanese). 24 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
3. Kusamichi, Yoshikazu (28 December 2013). "小田急グループ、鉄道から海賊船まで通しの駅番号…2014年1月から順次導入" [Odakyu Group, station numbers from railways to pirate ships, Introduced sequentially from January 2014]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
4. 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.
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.
8. Route for Kanachu buses

External links

Media related to Zama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Odakyu station information (in Japanese)