Sōbudai-mae Station

Location
	Sōbudai-mae Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Sōbudai-mae Station Sōbudai-mae Station (Japan)

Sōbudai-mae Station

相武台そうぶだい前まえ駅えき
; Sōbudai-mae Station; 相武台そうぶだい前まえ駅えき
	North Exit of Sōbudai-mae Station, May 2017
General information
Location	1-4759 Sōbudai, Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0011; Japan
Coordinates	35°29′57.8″N 139°24′30.9″E / 35.499389°N 139.408583°E
Operated by	Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)	Odakyu Odawara Line
Distance	36.9 km from Shinjuku
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal;
Other information
Station code	OH-30
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1927
Previous names	Zama (to 1937); Shikan-Gakkō-mae (to 1941)
Passengers
FY2019	40,324 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Sōbudai-mae Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Sōbudai-mae Station Sōbudai-mae Station (Japan)

Sōbudai-mae Station (相武台そうぶだい前まえ駅えき, Sōbudai-mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Zama, Kanagawa, Japan, and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Lines

Sōbudai-mae Station is served by Odakyu Odawara Line, and is located 36.9 km from the line's Tokyo terminal at Shinjuku Station.^[1] It is the closest station to the US Army's Camp Zama facility and is close to the border of Zama with the city of Sagamihara.

Station layout

Sōbudai-mae Station has two island platforms and four tracks, connected to the station building by footbridges. The station building is elevated, and is located above the tracks and platforms.

Platforms

1	■ Odakyu Odawara Line	for Hon-Atsugi, Shin-Matsuda, and Odawara
2	■ Odakyu Odawara Line	for Hon-Atsugi, Shin-Matsuda, and Odawara
3	■ Odakyu Odawara Line	for Sagami-Ōno , Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara, and Shinjuku Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Ayase
4	■ Odakyu Odawara Line	for Sagami-Ōno , Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara, and Shinjuku Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Ayase

History

Sōbudai-mae Station opened on 1 April 1927 as Zama Station (座間ざま駅えき).^[1] With the opening of the nearby Imperial Japanese Army Academy (Rikugun Shikan Gakkō), the station was renamed Shikan-gakkō-mae Station (士官しかん学校がっこう前まえ駅えき) on 1 June 1937.^[1] However, as part of the counter-intelligence movement to eliminate the names of military facilities from maps, the station was renamed Sōbudai-mae Station on 1 January 1941.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Sōbudai-mae being assigned station number OH30.^[3]^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 40,324 passengers daily.^[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	40,814^[6]
2010	39,160^[7]
2015	38,851^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本にっぽんの私鉄してつ [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 236. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ Imao, Keisuke (August 7, 2009). 日にち中ちゅう戦争せんそう後ごに相次あいついで変かえられた軍事ぐんじ施設しせつ駅名えきめい [Military Facility Station Names Changed after the Sino-Japanese War] (in Japanese). Hakusuisha. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
^ "2014年ねん1月がつから駅えきナンバリングを順次じゅんじ導入どうにゅうします！" [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.
^ Kusamichi, Yoshikazu (28 December 2013). "小田急おだきゅうグループ、鉄道てつどうから海賊かいぞく船せんまで通とおしの駅えき番号ばんごう…2014年ねん1月がつから順次じゅんじ導入どうにゅう" [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.
^ 鉄道てつどう部門ぶもん：1日にち平均へいきん駅えき別べつ乗降じょうこう人員じんいん [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
^ 神奈川かながわ県けん県勢けんせい要覧ようらん（平成へいせい18年度ねんど） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 神奈川かながわ県けん県勢けんせい要覧ようらん（平成へいせい23年度ねんど） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 神奈川かながわ県けん県勢けんせい要覧ようらん（平成へいせい28年度ねんど [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Sobudai-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons

station information (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本にっぽんの私鉄してつ [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 236. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[2] Imao, Keisuke (August 7, 2009). 日にち中ちゅう戦争せんそう後ごに相次あいついで変かえられた軍事ぐんじ施設しせつ駅名えきめい [Military Facility Station Names Changed after the Sino-Japanese War] (in Japanese). Hakusuisha. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2010.

[3] "2014年ねん1月がつから駅えきナンバリングを順次じゅんじ導入どうにゅうします！" [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.

[4] Kusamichi, Yoshikazu (28 December 2013). "小田急おだきゅうグループ、鉄道てつどうから海賊かいぞく船せんまで通とおしの駅えき番号ばんごう…2014年ねん1月がつから順次じゅんじ導入どうにゅう" [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.

[Odakyu_2019stats-5] 鉄道てつどう部門ぶもん：1日にち平均へいきん駅えき別べつ乗降じょうこう人員じんいん [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[stats2005-6] 神奈川かながわ県けん県勢けんせい要覧ようらん（平成へいせい18年度ねんど） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[stats2010-7] 神奈川かながわ県けん県勢けんせい要覧ようらん（平成へいせい23年度ねんど） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[stats2015-8] 神奈川かながわ県けん県勢けんせい要覧ようらん（平成へいせい28年度ねんど [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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