Sagami-Ōtsuka Station

Railway station in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

35°28′14″N 139°26′27″E / 35.4705442°N 139.4408798°E / 35.4705442; 139.4408798Operated by

Sagami RailwayLine(s)

Sotetsu Main LineDistance19.3 km from YokohamaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConnectionsBus stopOther informationStation codeSO-15WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMay 12, 1926PassengersFY201914,283 daily Services

Preceding station	Sotetsu			Following station
Sagamino towards Ebina		Main Line Commuter Express Rapid Local		Yamato towards Yokohama
Sagamino towards Ebina		Sōtetsu–JR Link Line Local		Yamato towards Shinjuku

Location
Sagami-Ōtsuka Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Sagami-Ōtsuka Station Sagami-Ōtsuka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sagami-Ōtsuka Station (相模大塚駅, Sagami-Ōtsuka eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu). The station is convenient for many American servicemembers stationed at the Naval Air Facility Atsugi.

Lines

Sagami-Ōtsuka Station is served by the Sotetsu Main Line, and is 19.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yokohama.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform connected to an elevated station building located above the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Sotetsu Main Line	for Ebina
2	■ Sotetsu Main Line	for Yamato, Yokohama and Shin-Yokohama

History

Sagami-Ōtsuka Station was opened on May 12, 1926 as a station of the Jinchū Railway. It was relocated to its present location in 1943

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,283 passengers daily..^[1]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	13,685^[2]
2010	13,028^[3]
2015	13,441^[4]

Surrounding area

References

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.