Samukawa Station

Samukawa Station

寒川駅
Samukawa Station; 寒川駅
	Samukawa Station, August 2018
Location	Okada 148-1, Samukawa-machi, Kōza-gun, Kanagawa-ken 253-0105; Japan
Coordinates	35°22′04″N 139°23′14″E / 35.367719°N 139.3873°ECoordinates: 35°22′04″N 139°23′14″E / 35.367719°N 139.3873°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sagami Line
Distance	5.1 km from Chigasaki.
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 28, 1921
Passengers
FY2019	6,822 daily
Services
Location
	Samukawa Station Location within Kanagawa PrefectureShow map of Kanagawa PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Samukawa Station (寒川駅, Samukawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Samukawa, Kōza District. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East]].

Lines[]

Samukawa Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 5.1 kilometers from the terminal station of the line at Chigasaki.

Station layout[]

The station consists of a single island platform with an elevated station building built over the tracks and platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms[]

1	■ Sagami Line	for Chigasaki
2	■ Sagami Line	for Atsugi, Hashimoto, Hachiōji

History[]

Samukawa Station was opened on September 28, 1921 as a station the Sagami Railway. A freight spur line, the Nishi-Samukawa Spur Line, began operations from May 10, 1922 (Its operations were discontinued in 1984). On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. Freight operations were discontinued in 1971. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001. The station building was remodeled and expanded in 2006.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,822 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	6,595^[2]
2010	6,604^[3]
2015	6,787^[4]

Surrounding area[]

Samukawa Town Hall
Nissan Koki head office

Gallery[]

Side view of Samukawa Station
Inside Samukawa Station

References[]

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa 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.

External links[]

Media related to Samukawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official home page.{{in lang|ja}

[jreast2019stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[stats2005-2] 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[stats2010-3] 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.

[stats2015-4] 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.

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