Banda Station
Railway station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Banda Station (番田駅, Banda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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JR EastBanda Station 番田駅 | |||||||||||
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Banda Station in May 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kamimizo, Chūō-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0243 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.545287°N 139.363254°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Sagami Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 26.9 km from Chigasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 29 April 1931 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2017-2018 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Kamimizo (until 1944) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2014 | 3,643 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
Banda Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 26.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chigasaki.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform connected to a small station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Sagami Line | for Hashimoto |
| 2 | ■ Sagami Line | for Chigasaki |
History
The station opened on April 29, 1931, as Kamimizo Station (上溝駅) on the Sagami Railway.[1] On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japanese National Railways (JNR), at which time the station was renamed Banda Station.[1] On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of JNR, the station came under the operation of JR East.[1]
The station building is scheduled to be rebuilt between September 2017 and spring 2018.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3,643 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Kamimizo Minami High School
